See, this is why if you want something done right- do it yourself, Oberon hatches this great plan(he thinks so) and then enlists Pucks help....dum idea.If he had stuck with plan A it may have been ok, but when Oberon added plan B---welllll, not so good.
Oberon says,"This falls out better than I could devise.But hast thou yet latch'd the Athenian's eyesWith the love-juice, as I did bid thee do?" and Puck,poor Puck, who didn't stop to ask which athenian-bad idea, clarification is good...
Puck is all happy with himself-"And the Athenian woman by his side:That, when I took him sleeping,--that is finish'd too,--he waked, of force she must be eyed."....so in unShakespear- yes I did your dirty work, everyone got the eyedrops and will now fall madly in lust/love with the first thing they see-Tatiana gets an ass-we'll see them on the Shakespear version of judge Judy later, or Maury, Puck has been all over doing Oberons bidding and then......Oberon spots the victims of his interference-
"Stand close: this is the same Athenian."
Puck, then has to admit," This is the woman, but not this the man"......this is where the oh crap line comes in....oopps doesn't even begin to cover it, so while revenge may be best served cold- its better if you do your own serving and not leave to someone else to get totally pucked up
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I liked your comments and title for your reaction for "A Midsummer Night Dream." It is so true that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.
Ok, maybe I'm just exhausted from stress and end-of-the-semester pressures, but man, this made me laugh so much.
I actually think your response goes a long way in demonstrating why the play is comedic. It's ridiculous, in fact.
I appreciate your style Carissa.
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