<P> While they are in the woods rehearsing , the fairy Puck , a mischievous sprite and minion of Oberon , king of the fairies , happens upon their rehearsal . He decides to have some fun with them , carrying out part of Oberon 's orders in the process , and when Bottom exits the stage , he transforms his head into a donkey 's . When Bottom returns , unaware of his own transformation , his fellow actors run away from him with Quince screaming , `` We are haunted ! '' Bottom believes they are playing a prank on him , proclaiming , `` This is to make an ass of me , to fright me if they could . '' So he stays in the forest by himself and sings loudly to show them he is n't afraid . The Fairy Queen Titania is awakened by Bottom 's song . She has been enchanted by a love potion , which will cause her to fall in love with the first living thing that she sees when she wakes ( no matter who , or what it is ) , made from the juice of a rare flower , once hit by Cupid 's arrow , that her husband , Oberon , King of the Fairies , spread on her eyes in an act of jealous rage . During his enchantment over her , he utters `` Wake when some vile thing is near . '' The first thing she sees when she wakes is the transformed Bottom , and she immediately falls in love with him . She even commands her fairy minions to serve and wait upon him . Later , Oberon finally releases Titania from her enchantment . After being confronted with the reality that her romantic interlude with the transformed Bottom was not just a dream , she is disgusted with the very image of him and also seems very suspicious of how `` these things came to pass . '' After Oberon instructs Puck to return Bottom 's head to his human state , which Puck reluctantly does , the fairies leave him sleeping in the woods , nearby the four Athenian lovers , Demetrius , Helena , Hermia , and Lysander . </P>
<P> While they are in the woods rehearsing , the fairy Puck , a mischievous sprite and minion of Oberon , king of the fairies , happens upon their rehearsal . He decides to have some fun with them , carrying out part of Oberon 's orders in the process , and when Bottom exits the stage , he transforms his head into a donkey 's . When Bottom returns , unaware of his own transformation , his fellow actors run away from him with Quince screaming , `` We are haunted ! '' Bottom believes they are playing a prank on him , proclaiming , `` This is to make an ass of me , to fright me if they could . '' So he stays in the forest by himself and sings loudly to show them he is n't afraid . The Fairy Queen Titania is awakened by Bottom 's song . She has been enchanted by a love potion , which will cause her to fall in love with the first living thing that she sees when she wakes ( no matter who , or what it is ) , made from the juice of a rare flower , once hit by Cupid 's arrow , that her husband , Oberon , King of the Fairies , spread on her eyes in an act of jealous rage . During his enchantment over her , he utters `` Wake when some vile thing is near . '' The first thing she sees when she wakes is the transformed Bottom , and she immediately falls in love with him . She even commands her fairy minions to serve and wait upon him . Later , Oberon finally releases Titania from her enchantment . After being confronted with the reality that her romantic interlude with the transformed Bottom was not just a dream , she is disgusted with the very image of him and also seems very suspicious of how `` these things came to pass . '' After Oberon instructs Puck to return Bottom 's head to his human state , which Puck reluctantly does , the fairies leave him sleeping in the woods , nearby the four Athenian lovers , Demetrius , Helena , Hermia , and Lysander . </P>
who falls in love with bottom despite his appearance
who falls in love with bottom despite his appearance
The Fairy Queen Titania
The Fairy Queen Titania