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Oberon is the king of fairies, master to puck, and husband to Titania. (In a seemingly open relationship.)

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Puck (aka Robin Goodfellow) is seen as Oberon’s jester, his antics are responsible for many of the complications throughout the play. More specifically being the one who sprinkles love potion in the eyes or various characters to change who they love. His biggest mess up was mistaking Lysander for somebody else (“An athenian man”) Puck is recognised as mischievous and ‘up to no good’ by the other fairies, suggesting he doesn’t hold a good reputation for himself.

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Titania is presented as a regal figure, sure of her power and importance. She is attended to by many other fairies and seems to be completely in charge of her life. However, she clashes with her husband, Oberon, King of the Fairies, who is definitely just as strong-minded as she is.

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1- We learn from Puck and a Fairy that Oberon has been fighting with Titania, over the Indian boy. We also learn that Oberon wants the boy to be his knight, but Titania won't give him up.

2-Oberon and Titania have been having some disputes that have impacted the natural world. (Suggests they disrupt the weather patterns.) Oberon demands that Titania hand over the little boy, but she ignores him.

3-Oberon asks Puck to fetch him a flower with magic love "juice."

Oberon tells a story about how he discovered the magic juice and how it was created: One time, when he was watching a mermaid riding around and singing on a dolphin's back, he noticed that Cupid was trying to hit a virgin queen with his love dart. Cupid missed his mark and hit a white pansy instead, turning it purple and giving it magical properties.
Oberon tells us that he plans to sprinkle the love "juice" in Titania's eyes while she sleeps. When she wakes up, she'll fall in love with the first thing she sees. While Titania's busy being in love, he'll take the boy from her.

Oberon watches as Demetrius mistreats Helena. He decides Demetrius needs a little dose of the love juice as well.

Oberon tells Puck to sprinkle the potion in the "Athenian man's" eyes so he'll wake up and fall for Helena. Oberon doses Titania with the juice while she sleeps.

4- Oberon learns that Titania woke up and immediately fell in love with an "ass" (Bottom).

Oberon learns that Puck screwed up and put the love potion in the wrong Athenian man's eyes and now Lysander loves Helena.

Oberon tries to fix things, so he sprinkles the potion in Demetrius's eyes so he'll fall for Helena.

Oberon watches the young Athenian men fight over Helena in the wood. Eventually, he tells Puck to fix it so that Lysander will love Hermia and Demetrius will love Helena.

Oberon watches Titania as she sleeps, curled up next to her new lover, Bottom. He says that he feels bad that he made his wife fall in love with an ass.

Oberon is very satisfied and decides to reverse his wife's love spell. He also orders Puck to fix Bottom's head.
Oberon takes Titania in his arms and celebrates being together once again. He tells her that tomorrow they'll dance in the Duke's house in Athens, blessing it and all the couples merrily.

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Puck & Oberon in a scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream @ Studio 58

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There are a couple of ways to read Oberon. At times he can be compassionate. This is shown through him feeling sorry for Helena, and so he uses the magic potion to help her get Demetrius. He also goes out his way to make sure the lovers end paired up with a suitable partner. Why?

On the other hand, he only helps them out once he’s got a laugh from it. At times, he acts jealous and power hungry. Someone who is willing to humiliate his own wife to get his own ways.

One thing is clear- He likes a good joke, which is why he’s chosen mischievous puck to be his servant.

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Why did he marry Titania?
How did he become King of fairies?
Was their marriage forced like Hippolyta and Theseus’s?

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Although puck creates a lot of chaos; he is also a huge part in creating a fun and playful atmosphere.
He creates contrast between himself and the earthy mechanicals, as he still has fairy like mannerisms. HOWEVER, he is still very different from the other fairies— The way in which he moves and how he behaves. Puck could be referred to as a ‘hobgoblin’ which are creatures less glamours as a fairy.

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He enjoys conflict and mayhem- why?
Why is he nicknamed Puck?
How did he become Oberons ‘jester’?
Does he ever talk to titania directly?!?
Does he have family?
What is his background?
Any friends?

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The Guardian- Emma Rice- Globe Production 

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The Guardian- Emma Rice- Globe Production 

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PUCK-
“Hyper active”
"Wore devils ears”
"Desperate for affection from Oberon”

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The Press- Juliet Forster- Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre, York

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The Press- Juliet Forster- Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre, York

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PUCK-
“Outstanding, flighty, impudent and West Country”

"Balletic aerial cobweb spins webs from white sheets high above us or weaves patterns in a ring”

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Titania is principled and strong enough to stand up to her husband (in a similar way to hermia standing up to Egeus). She has made a promise to look after the little Indian boy and doesn’t want to break it.Unfortunately, Titania is made to look foolish by her jealous husband and is made to fall in love with the ridiculous Bottom with an ass’ head.She is very attentive to Bottom and proves herself to be a kind and forgiving lover. As Titania is intoxicated with the love potion, she gives the changeling boy to Oberon, and he gets his way. He then takes pity on her and undoes the magic.

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Will Oberon and Titania ever sort out there differences?
Will Titania get revenge on Oberon?

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Is it a effective when Oberon and Puck act as the tree?- humorous?
Why is puck on oberons shoulders in one but in the other not?
Why do Puck and Oberon have such an affectionate relationship?
Is it appropriate for either of them to have horns?
Does ethnicity mattter?

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In the book it says that puck is a child and does this correspond with all the mistakes he makes during the play?

Page 68
What is pucks main trait through out the whole piece?

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https://youtu.be/yGgsJd4_r4k

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https://youtu.be/8RklpMa4AVY

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Should Titania be portrayed as an elegant leader? (As in the ballet)
Or as a bit over the place, as a result of the love potion? (As in the first video)

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The origins and existence of fairies is greatly debated among the history community. There are four main beliefs of the origins of fairies. One theory that is popular with the Scottish and Irish is that fairies are fallen angels that sided with Lucifer against God. When the fallen left heaven for hell, some were condemned by God to be part of the elements of the earth (Origins of Fairies). The second theory is that there are all sorts of spirits that inhabit the earth and fairies are just one of those natural spirits. The third theory is that fairies are the souls of the pagan dead. They are unbaptized pagans who were neither evil enough for the fire of hell nor good enough for the glory of heaven and destined to a life of undead on earth. The fourth theory of origin is that fairies are small human beings. There were short races of people that existed in Europe many centuries ago that kept to themselves, and they were believed to have slowly acquired the magical powers that the fairies are “known” to have in their later history