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    Once upon a time there was a land called Wookoo island. It was a huge land that was full of nice animals until the unicorn of disaster came and destroyed Queen monkey's palace. She was so disappointed she put it on fire so she wouldn’t have to see it. The Unicorn of disaster went to Governor donkey who owned the whole entire island. He was very generous and gave all the animals what they wanted. The Unicorn of disaster told him "to leave or else I will destroy you", but Governor donkey said "these

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    The Furies, or sometimes called Erinyes, meaning the angry ones, were the three goddesses of justice and vengeance. Their names were Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera. They are mostly described as foul- smelling, with bat wings and hair that was intertwined with serpents. There are theories on where these Furies came from. Some stories say they were sisters from the blood or Uranus when he was wounded by his son. Some say they were the daughters of Nyx. They were also servants of Hades in the underworld

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    famous for shape-shifting and misleading travellers he has also been referred to as the ‘jester of the fairy court’ (Dyer). As evidenced in the play when Puck is causing mischief and performs practical jokes, especially on the four Athenian lovers and declares “Lord, what fools these mortals be” (3.2.115). Shakespeare has refashioned the folk figure of Robin Goodfellow, is a type of fairy known as hobgoblins, also in medieval times, Robin was considered a nickname for the devil, however, the character

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    The Irish Banshee Long flowing hair, blood shot eyes, rotted teeth, dressed in rags, with eyes filled of so much sorrow, it’s said to cause instant death by looking into them...The banshee is the ghost of a young woman brutally killed, who visits families to warn them by the sound of a scream, about an upcoming death. She comes in many different forms, and has many different interpretations of how she is. Though some may see her as a scary frightful spirit, others see her as a helpful warning, in

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    Did you know that another name for Puck ( Oberon's right-hand man) was Robin Good-fellow but to some of the meaner fairies. He was known as a Hobgoblin because of his bizarre figure. Puck the mischievous, quick-witted fairy that makes many of the play’s events relevant to the modern world. Such as, the uncanny ability to cause mischief and mayhem with the common folk of Athens and especially the main characters of the story. However, there is also many issues and problems with the characters

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    Samantha Fair Fair 1 13 November 2017 Moore 1st period Lost Leprechaun There once was a cave village on the Ireland coast, where all kinds of leprechauns lived. A little girl named Sally Mc’ Giggles that lived in the cave village with her family she was a good leprechaun. She liked to make everyone smile with her goofiness

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    other people. She had her very own wheelchair and is very proud of it! Lydia is treated just like anyone else in her fairy world. Lydia and her parents received what they thought was the worst news, but it turned out to be the best news twenty one years ago. Doctor Sontora was a short, yet a brawny gnome. He had a long beard, while wearing a pointy hat. When Lydia and her fairy parents walked into Dr. Sontora’s tree stump office, they were very scared of him.

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    There are people in the world who cause problems for others. These people are mischievous, and can sometimes hurt others. In Shakespeare's plays, Shakespeare always has a character who causes trouble. In Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, there is a character named Puck. Puck causes problems for the other characters by messing with and pranking them, this makes the play very fun to read. Puck is characterized as mischievous, playful, and churlish. In a Midsummer Night’s Dream, Puck

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    Shakespeare named him Robin Goodfellow and Puck in reference to popular characters in English and Celtic folklore, which were depicted as either fairies, goblins or devils. As a shape-shifter, Pouk had many appearances: a frightening creature with the head of an ass, or an odd little figure, or a rough, hairy creature. “The fabled Robin Goodfellow was one of the fairies known as “hobgoblins”, also famous for shape-shifting and misleading travellers, but sometimes a helpful domestic sprite” (Wright). The Shakespearean

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    The character I chose to do an analysis of from the Story A Midsummer Night's Dream is Puck. Puck's archetype is a trouble maker. Puck plays pranks on multiple characters in the story A Midsummer Night's Dream. One of the pranks he pulled was on Bottom. Puck has been a trouble maker his entire life. Throughout the story Puck pulls pranks on multiple characters that are small but affective. Puck's largest prank though was on a character named Bottom. Puck makes the prank on Bottom continue through

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