Scene Selection

I think that a character that I want to be is Puck. I want to be Puck because it seems like a fun role since he is a comedian and is careless. My favorite scene that he is in act two, scene one. This is the first time that Puck is in the play. It seems like a fun part because he tells about his job to a fairy and he retells a funny story about when he scared a women by shape shifting. The lines that I like most in this sections are lines 1-60.

Another part that I like is the part of Hermia. My favorite scene with Hermia is in act one, scene one. I like the part in when she is talking to Lysander about their love. I like this part because it seems like such a realistic situation and they are talking about a matter that is so true, true love. The lines that I like in this act and scene are lines 130-182.

A third part that I like is Hermia's part in act three, scene two. I like this scene because of all of the confusion that takes place. There is so much confusion because now Demetrius and Lysander are in love with Helena because of the nectar that was put onto their eyes by Puck. Hermia's part seems the most fun part to play because she has the most confusion. This is because she doesn't know why the two men that used to be in love with her are now in love with her best friend.

Even though I like these three parts, I really wouldn't mind doing any part because all of them seem fun in their own ways.

Character Analysis 2 - Puck

Puck did appear again in act two scene two. However this time he has a real task to perform besides making the king laugh and be happy. This time Oberon, the king of the fairies, wants Puck to anoint the eyes of Demetrius with a special flower that will cause Demetrius to fall in love with Helena. If Demetrius falls in love with Helena, then the love triangle of Lysander, Demetrius, and Hermia will be gone. It will be gone because Demetrius will no longer love Hermia, so then Hermia and Lysander can marry with Hermia's father's blessings. He will have to give his blessings to Lysander and Hermia because otherwise Hermia would have no one. She would have no one because Demetrius would no longer love her. Even though this task of anointing the eyes of Demetrius is a simple tasks, Puck doesn't accomplish it. Instead he anoints the eyes of Lysander because he mistaken Lysander for Demetrius. This means that Puck isn't very careful. If he were more careful then he would double check to make sure that he was anointing the eyes of the right person before he did it. This one little mistake made by Puck, caused Lysander to no longer love Hermia and to instead love Helena.

I still believe that Puck should look like a little boy. I believe this because he still holds the same qualities from the last act, but also he makes mistakes easily. Little boys also make mistakes easily because they aren't always careful.

I think that Puck should be acted in the same manner that I described before, but he should also act a little clumsy. I think he should act clumsy because this can imply that he makes simple mistakes.

Character Analysis - Puck

In class we started reading A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. One of the characters in this book is Robin Goodfellow, also known as Puck. He enters the play in act two scene one. Puck is a mischievous spirit that works for Oberon, the king of fairies. His job is to make Oberon happy. He also is a shape shifter, for he can morph himself into anything he desires. He sometimes uses this special trait to make Oberon happy.

The quote that describes Puck follows:
"I am the merry wanderer of the night.
I jest to Oberon and make him smile
When I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile,
Neighing in likeness of a filly foal.
And sometime lurk I in a gossip's bowl
In very likeness of a roasted crab,
And, when she drinks, against her lips I bob
And on her withered dewlep pour the ale.
The wisest aunt, telling the saddest tale,
Sometime for three-foot stoll mistaketh me;
Then slip I from her bum, down topples she,
And "Talior!" cries, and falls into a cough,
And then the whole choir hold their hips and loffe
And waxen in their mirth and neeze and swear
A merrier hour was never wasted there.
(38 Shakespeare)

From the quote above, you can see where he describes an instance when he morphs into a roasted crab apple. He does this to frighten the woman that is drinking the drink. Since she is frightened, Puck thinks this is funny, meaning he accomplished his job of being funny.

Puck's looks haven't really been described in the play. I think that he looks like a small boy. I believe this because a small boy seems to match the part of mischievous. Also you can say that Puck looks like everything because he is able to change into whatever he desires.

This part should be acted with tons of energy. The actor needs a ton of energy because they have to act mischievous, be funny, and be able to do whatever is desired of him by Oberon.