comedies were a riot. Name three jokes or parts of the play that are meant to be funny (whether you laughed or not). i.) Although it is hard to understand from merely reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it is evident that the whole presentation of the play Pyramus and Thisby is quite humorous. Certain things go wrong, such as the moon not being accessible to them and them having to have Robin play Moonshine by using a lantern. ii.) The whole ordeal of Bottom having an ass’ head. I imagine that must’ve been very funny to see on stage. Partly because of looks, and partly because a man had been made to look a fool by a fairy. (they were amused very easily ) iii.) Bottom’s character in entirety. He is the funniest person in the play. He is obviously a kind-hearted man (Titania. …On the first view to say, to swear, I love thee. Bottom. Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that. And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays; the more the pity, that some honest neighbours will not make them friends. [III.i.142-147] ), for he doesn’t want to take advantage of the mistress he has just come upon in the woods. This makes him a better person that the jester, Puck. Bottom is a flamboyant man that likes to be the centre of attention. He sings aloud in the woods and acts loudly in the streets to show all that is near that he is there. (I think he enjoys hearing the sound of his own voice.) 5.) Give a quick description of the fairy Puck. Puck is the main fairy of the story. He is jester for the king fairy, Oberon. He is mischievous, and likes to play pranks on others. In the play he is the one that anoints the eyes of Demetrius and Lysander. He causes trouble when he accidentally anoints Lysander’s eyes instead of Demetrius, as he was instructed. This mistake is the cause for most of the story. The problems with both men doting over Helena and rejectin...
