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A Midsummer Night's Dream Compare And Contrast Essay

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In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare, there are many different character groups within the play. One of the character groups is the comic group. In the comic group there are two main characters that could be considered as comic characters. These characters are Puck and Bottom. Puck and Bottom have many similarities and differences among themselves, along with other character groups. Puck and Bottom have many similarities between the two of them. One of their biggest similarities is their light-hearted nature. To be light-hearted means to be amusing, to feel, to be cheerful, to be carefree, and to be entertaining. This light-hearted nature can be seen in the book when Puck says, “I am that merry wanderer of the night. I Jest to Oberon and make him smile.” (Act 2 Scene 1- page 16- lines 43-44). Puck’s light-heartedness is shown through this statement by saying he is a merry wanderer, and that he wants to make Oberon smile. Being a merry wanderer makes Puck look cheerful, which is one of the characteristics of being light-hearted. Another characteristic that Puck shows of being light-hearted, is …show more content…

One of their biggest differences is that Puck is an immortal fairy, while Bottom is a mortal craftsman. Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, works for the Fairy King Oberon as his personal Jester. Puck is a mischievous fairy who likes to play pranks on the mortals. Bottom, on the other hand, is an overconfident being. Bottom believes that he is the best actor within the play, and that he deserves to play the most parts, due to being “so good”, when in all reality he actually isn’t the best because of his numerous errors. Bottom is also very full of himself. He shows this when Titania falls in love with him due to a love potion, and he thinks he is getting the love and treatment from her fairies that he deserves, when in reality he wouldn’t have a chance with

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