A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon Character Traits
People's emotions form either positive or negative characteristics to makeup a personality. William Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night's Dream features unique individuals that show different qualities throughout the play. For instance Oberon, the king of fairies can be selfish and determined at times, but also has a caring, and softer side to him too.
Oberon is married to Titania, the queen of the fairies and Titania cares for a little changeling boy. Oberon decides he wants the Indian boy to work for him as a servant because Titania gives him too much affection, but Titania is responsible for him because the boy’s mother was a devotee of hers. Self-centered Oberon says to his wife responding to her rejection: “Tarry, rash wanton. Am not …show more content…
After Oberon uses the love juice on Titania’s eyes and she is still sleeping, he notices Helena, a desperate Athenian woman and feels bad for her. Helena is deeply in love with a man named Demetrius but Demetrius is constantly rejecting her. Oberon decides he wants to use the love juice on him too to help Helena: “Fare thee well, nymph. Ere he do leave this grove, Thou shalt fly him and he shall seek thy love.” (2. 1. 248-249). Oberon is directing this to Demetrius saying that when he is done with the love juice the situation will be switched around and Demetrius will be the one to chase Helena. Perhaps Oberon sympathizes with Helena because he is in a similar dilemma with Titania. Both Helena and Oberon want to achieve a goal but because of the person they love, their goals aren't being achieved. When Puck retrieves the flower and completes Oberon’s instructions to use the love juice, Titania awakes and ends up loving a man named Bottom whose head turns into a donkey's head because of Puck’s mischievous behavior irrelevant to Oberon's instructions. Oberon observes this and regrets what he has done to Titania. “Welcome, good Robin. See’st thou, this sweet sight? Her dotage now I do begin to pity” (4. 1. 45-46). Oberon is obviously in love with Titania as he is describing her as a sweet sight to Puck. At this point Oberon only wants to fix what he did to her and just wants her for himself
Oberon is married to Titania, the queen of the fairies and Titania cares for a little changeling boy. Oberon decides he wants the Indian boy to work for him as a servant because Titania gives him too much affection, but Titania is responsible for him because the boy’s mother was a devotee of hers. Self-centered Oberon says to his wife responding to her rejection: “Tarry, rash wanton. Am not …show more content…
After Oberon uses the love juice on Titania’s eyes and she is still sleeping, he notices Helena, a desperate Athenian woman and feels bad for her. Helena is deeply in love with a man named Demetrius but Demetrius is constantly rejecting her. Oberon decides he wants to use the love juice on him too to help Helena: “Fare thee well, nymph. Ere he do leave this grove, Thou shalt fly him and he shall seek thy love.” (2. 1. 248-249). Oberon is directing this to Demetrius saying that when he is done with the love juice the situation will be switched around and Demetrius will be the one to chase Helena. Perhaps Oberon sympathizes with Helena because he is in a similar dilemma with Titania. Both Helena and Oberon want to achieve a goal but because of the person they love, their goals aren't being achieved. When Puck retrieves the flower and completes Oberon’s instructions to use the love juice, Titania awakes and ends up loving a man named Bottom whose head turns into a donkey's head because of Puck’s mischievous behavior irrelevant to Oberon's instructions. Oberon observes this and regrets what he has done to Titania. “Welcome, good Robin. See’st thou, this sweet sight? Her dotage now I do begin to pity” (4. 1. 45-46). Oberon is obviously in love with Titania as he is describing her as a sweet sight to Puck. At this point Oberon only wants to fix what he did to her and just wants her for himself