How To Have Class Clowns In A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Have you ever dealt with class clowns? Puck's actions are similar to those of a childhood prankster. Life without these funny people would be bland and dull. In a way, Puck lightens up "A Midsummer Night's Dream (MND)." Puck's funny actions make the reader laugh. Without Puck, MND would be bland and definitely boring. It is a fact universally acknowledged that people enjoy laughing. Puck's funny spirit invigorates the reader's soul and makes reading MND a much more enjoyable experience. Puck shows absolutely no remorse for his actions. This is quite funny because he decided to use his magical love potion to mess with other people's love lives, which is quite outrageous. "Night and silence! Who is here? Weeds of Athens he doth wear. This is he, my master said, Despisèd the Athenian maid. And here the maiden, sleeping sound on the dank and dirty ground. Pretty soul! She durst not lie Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy. Churl, upon thy eyes I throw All the power this charm doth owe. When thou wakest, let love forbid Sleep his seat on thy eyelid. So awake when I am gone, For I must now to Oberon." (Shakespeare, Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 55-69). When Oberon …show more content…
Without Puck, All Oberon would do is complain about his feud with Titania about who gets the Indian boy." And jealous Oberon would have the child Knight of his train, to trace the forests wild. But she perforce withholds the lovèd boy, crowns him with flowers and makes him all her joy." (Shakespeare, Act 2, Scene 1, Page 37, lines 24-28) Puck's summary of this situation proves his understanding of it. Puck may have felt the need to " spice things up;" therefore, causing Puck to If all Oberon did was fight the story would not have as much of a comedic aspect to it, rather it would be a more of a drama about many people's relationship problems. Puck's involvement in MND helps balance the dramatic elements and the comedic elements

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