A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck Character Analysis

In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Puck is Oberon’s confidant throughout the play. He is also known as Robin Goodfellow, an elf with supernatural abilities. He can transform others, shapeshift, and imitate voices. Based on the in-class discussion, he is not necessarily evil, if one assumes. In fact, he loves to play tricks on others at the expense of the consequences, which result in a commotion. One example is mistaking Lysander for Demetrius as he applies the love potion on Lysander’s eyelids. Additionally, he lacks remorse for his actions, which gives off the impression that he has ill intentions. Although he is close-knit with Oberon, the blunder that he creates affect his connection with his master. Despite fixing his mistakes, Puck is the epitome of mischief, because his actions contribute to the play’s flow and his …show more content…
Oberon clearly notices Helena’s desperation for Demetrius’s attention. However, the miscommunication between Oberon and Puck may be one of the factors causing him to make mistakes. He is clearly a flawed character, as his slips come with a price. Due to his mischievous nature, Puck has the tendency of making errors, which then becomes the starting point of the havoc between the couples. Carelessness with one’s actions create multiple minor issues that lead to a larger problem in the long-run. It will soon become more difficult to manage the solution. Through Puck’s lack of responsibility, Oberon attempts to fix the issue after finding the mistake, but the smaller problem worsens as he drops the potion on Demetrius’ eyelids. Demetrius wakes up lovesick to a frustrated Helena. Puck adds more to the conflict as he leads Hermia into the same area as Lysander, Demetrius, and Helena. The one large problem results in the couples fighting; one between Lysander and Demetrius, while other being Hermia and Helena. Furthermore, his stunts often show his playful, yet indifferent