A Midsummer Night’sDream
Focus: Bottom's Part, Characters,
Setting & Elements
William Shakespeare
2.
About the Play
•• A romantic comedy by William Shakespeare
• • Written around 1595–1596
• • Mixes love, magic, humor, and fantasy
• • Three main worlds: Lovers, Fairies, and
Mechanicals
3.
Bottom – Introduction
•• Nick Bottom is a weaver
• • Member of the group of Mechanicals
• • Comic character with great confidence
• • Often misuses words
4.
Bottom’s Role inthe Play
• • Acts in the play 'Pyramus and Thisbe'
• • Dreams of playing all roles
• • Becomes central to comic confusion
• • Interacts with the fairy world
5.
Bottom’s Transformation
• •Puck turns Bottom’s head into a donkey’s
head
• • Other Mechanicals run away in fear
• • Bottom remains unaware of the change
• • Creates major comic effect
6.
Bottom and Titania
•• Titania is enchanted to fall in love with
Bottom
• • She treats him like a king
• • Fairies serve Bottom
• • Shows power of magic and illusion
7.
Importance of Bottom’sCharacter
• • Represents humor and imagination
• • Highlights theme of transformation
• • Shows contrast between humans and fairies
• • Makes the play entertaining
8.
Main Characters –Lovers
• • Theseus – Duke of Athens
• • Hippolyta – Queen of Amazons
• • Hermia – Loves Lysander
• • Lysander – Loves Hermia
• • Demetrius – Loves Hermia
• • Helena – Loves Demetrius
9.
Main Characters –Fairies
• • Oberon – King of Fairies
• • Titania – Queen of Fairies
• • Puck (Robin Goodfellow) – Mischievous fairy
• • Fairy attendants – Peaseblossom, Cobweb,
Moth, Mustardseed
10.
Main Characters –Mechanicals
• • Nick Bottom – Weaver
• • Peter Quince – Carpenter
• • Francis Flute – Bellows-mender
• • Robin Starveling – Tailor
• • Tom Snout – Tinker
• • Snug – Joiner
11.
Setting of thePlay
• • Athens – Law, order, reality
• • Forest near Athens – Magic, confusion,
dreams
• • Palace of Theseus
• • Woodland fairy world
12.
Elements of thePlay
• • Comedy – Mistaken identity, humor
• • Magic – Love potion, enchantments
• • Dreams – Illusion vs reality
• • Love – Complicated and changing
• • Fantasy – Fairies and transformations
13.
Themes Highlighted
• •Love is irrational
• • Appearance vs reality
• • Power of imagination
• • Transformation and change
14.
Conclusion
• • Bottom’srole adds humor and fantasy
• • Characters create three unique worlds
• • Setting supports magical confusion
• • A timeless and entertaining play
