Character Study: Puck
8T – Assignment due Friday 21st February 2014
ASSESSMENT TASK – Character Study – PUCK
Using the following website: http://www.boldoutlaw.com/puckrobin/puckages.html Answer the following questions:
Puck is called many names in different languages, in Welsh he is Pwca which is pronounced the same way as the Irish puck(s) Phouka, Pooka and Puca. In Old English he is also Puca which is similar to the Old Norse and Swedish Puki and Puke. Also in Danish, Puck goes by Puge. In Low German Puck is called Puks and in Latvia and Lithuania he is called Pukis. As you can see they are all quite similar as most mean demon, devil or evil spirit.
Pouk was a typical medieval term for the devil
Puck was a shape shifter that came in many forms, a lot of the times as a hairy creature. In the Irish version, as Phoukam, he took the forms of horse, eagles and donkeys. However on occasions he has been taken the form of stereotypical 'fairies,' man like creatures (brownies and hobbits) or just an old man or child.
When he changed shapes, puck liked to cause mischief. The Welsh used a term 'pouk ledden' as the Welsh puck would often take people to the edge of a cliff and blow out his lantern so they couldn't see. The Irish puck that took the shape of horses would often dump his riders in water.
Robin Goodfellow is one of the faeries known as hobgoblins or just hobs. Robin was a medieval nickname for the devil. What was Robin Goodfellow famous for? Robin Goodfellow was famous for his shape shifting and misleading, however some pucks had good in them and would help in houses by clean/repairing thing in exchange for milk or cream, this is similar to the deeds of a brownie.
William Shakespeare gave his Puck the name and nature of the more benevolent Robin Goodfellow.
Robin Goodfellow appeared in more plays and in ballads. In these ballads puck likes to play tricks and shape shift to cause mischief but often gets into trouble. His trademark laugh is "Ho Ho Ho!"
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ASSESSMENT TASK – Character Study – PUCK
Using the following website: http://www.boldoutlaw.com/puckrobin/puckages.html Answer the following questions:
Puck is called many names in different languages, in Welsh he is Pwca which is pronounced the same way as the Irish puck(s) Phouka, Pooka and Puca. In Old English he is also Puca which is similar to the Old Norse and Swedish Puki and Puke. Also in Danish, Puck goes by Puge. In Low German Puck is called Puks and in Latvia and Lithuania he is called Pukis. As you can see they are all quite similar as most mean demon, devil or evil spirit.
Pouk was a typical medieval term for the devil
Puck was a shape shifter that came in many forms, a lot of the times as a hairy creature. In the Irish version, as Phoukam, he took the forms of horse, eagles and donkeys. However on occasions he has been taken the form of stereotypical 'fairies,' man like creatures (brownies and hobbits) or just an old man or child.
When he changed shapes, puck liked to cause mischief. The Welsh used a term 'pouk ledden' as the Welsh puck would often take people to the edge of a cliff and blow out his lantern so they couldn't see. The Irish puck that took the shape of horses would often dump his riders in water.
Robin Goodfellow is one of the faeries known as hobgoblins or just hobs. Robin was a medieval nickname for the devil. What was Robin Goodfellow famous for? Robin Goodfellow was famous for his shape shifting and misleading, however some pucks had good in them and would help in houses by clean/repairing thing in exchange for milk or cream, this is similar to the deeds of a brownie.
William Shakespeare gave his Puck the name and nature of the more benevolent Robin Goodfellow.
Robin Goodfellow appeared in more plays and in ballads. In these ballads puck likes to play tricks and shape shift to cause mischief but often gets into trouble. His trademark laugh is "Ho Ho Ho!"
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