Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
character in A Midsummer Night's Dream Vince Cardinale as Puck from the Carmel Shakespeare Festival production of A Midsummer Night's Dream , September 2000 Puck , also known as Robin Goodfellow , is a character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream , based on the ancient figure of Puck found in English mythology. Puck is a clever, mischievous fairy, sprite, or jester. He is the first of the main fairy characters to appear, and creates the drama of the human lovers' story by splitting up a young couple lost in an enchanted forest. As a "shrewd and knavish sprite", he is an impish trickster and delights in pranks and practical jokes, like replacing Bottom's head with that of an ass. Contents 1 Appearances in the play 2 Name of character 3 Portrayals 4 References 5 External links Appearances in the play The audience is introduced to Puck in Act 2 Scene 1 when one of Titania's fairies e...