Oberon Is Manipulative

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Oberon: Manipulative or not? What does it mean to be manipulative? Well, in William Shakespeare’s play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Oberon and Titania have a big disliking for each other even though they are husband and wife. The thing with Oberon is that he really wants the Indian boy so he can become apart of his crew but Titania won’t allow Oberon to have hi. This is where one realizes how well Shakespeare shows characterization towards Oberon being manipulative because he orders Puck to put the love in idleness flower on someone with Athenian clothing, he used the same flower on Titania while she slept to help him get the Indian boy, and his reaction to finding out Titania fell in love with an ass. ‘Thou shalt know the man by the Athenian garments he hath on.’ –Oberon (2.1.163) (2.1.164) This line shows that Oberon is manipulative because he is ordering Puck to go out and retrieve the love in idleness flower for him so he can use it for his own use. The love in idleness flower is basically a love potion because one just has to rub the petals on the eyelids of someone sleeping and the first living thing the victim sees when they wake up is whom they fall in love with, no matter the circumstances. Puck, being the loyal servant he is does find someone in Athenian clothing but little did he know that it was none other than Lysander, Hermia’s love. Oberon is especially manipulative towards Puck because he knows that Puck is his loyal servant and will do anything for him no matter what it is, so he takes advantage of it. ‘Give me that boy and I will go with thee.’ –Oberon (2.1.143) ‘Not for the entire fairy kingdom.-fairies away!’ –Titania (2.1.144) These few lines portray how Oberon starts to become upset with Titania’s attitude towards the subject of him having the Indian boy. The reason why Titania didn’t want to give up the Indian boy was because one
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