How Is Magic Used In A Midsummer Night's Dream

Can magic be used for good, or could it be used to benefit one person? In the book A Midsummer Night’s Dream there is a lot of magic that comes into play. Oberon and Puck use a magic that makes people love the first thing they see. Their magic effects the four lovers along with Titania. The magic is used for their own amusement. Puck and Oberon use magic for good and bad because they want to be the centers of control, and they use it to get what they want. Control is a big part of why Oberon and Puck use magic. Puck and Oberon use magic for bad and good because they want to be the controllers. Oberon wants the little indian boy so he is about to apply the potion that will make Titania love someone else. Because Titania would not give him the little Indian boy he thought he would take him himself, and that is what inspired him to do this, “What thou seest when thou dost wake do it for thy true love take,” (2.2.33-34). This shows that magic is used for power because Oberon is selfish and wants the little indian boy all to himself, so he puts potion on Titania to make her busy for a little while. Puck has accidently mistaken Lysander for Demetrius because …show more content…
Puck and and Oberon use magic for good and bad reasons because they try and get what they want. Oberon is trying to wake Titania so she will love him again. Oberon has just put the potion on Titania, “Now, my Titania, wake you, my sweet queen. (4.1.76).” This shows that Oberon wants Titania back, so he puts the potion on her to get what he want back. Oberon told Puck to go find Helena in the woods. This is the time that Puck is on his bike to find Helena, “About the wood go swifter than the wind, and Helena of Athens look thou find,” (3.2.96-97). This shows that they are getting what they want because they want things to go back so that Helena loves Demetrius and Lysander loves Hermia. Magic is used for Oberon and Puck's personal