[PAR] [TLE] Mechanical (character) [SEP] A mechanical is any of six characters in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" who perform the play-within-a-play "Pyramus and Thisbe".  Named for their occupations as skilled manual laborers, they are a group of amateur (mostly incompetent) actors from around Athens, looking to make names for themselves by having their production chosen among several acts as the courtly entertainment for the royal wedding party of Theseus and Hippolyta.  The biggest ham among them, Bottom, becomes the unlikely object of interest for love-potion-charmed fairy queen Titania after he is turned into a monster with the head, eyes and ears of an ass by the servant-spirit Puck. [PAR] [TLE] Robin Starveling [SEP] Robin Starveling is a character in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1596), one of the Rude Mechanicals of Athens who plays the part of Moonshine in their performance of "Pyramus and Thisbe".  His part is often considered one of the more humorous in the play, as he uses a lantern in a failed attempt to portray Moonshine and is wittily derided by his audience.  Scholars have argued that his amateur performance communicates many of the problems Shakespeare would have been familiar with in the theatre: heckling, lack of adequate props, and amateur acting abilities.
[PAR] [TLE] Mechanical ( character ) [ SEP ] A mechanical is any of six characters in " A Midsummer Night 's Dream " who perform the play - within - a - play " Pyramus and Thisbe " . Named for their occupations as skilled manual laborers , they are a group of amateur ( mostly incompetent ) actors from around Athens , looking to make names for themselves by having their production chosen among several acts as the courtly entertainment for the royal wedding party of Theseus and Hippolyta . The biggest ham among them , Bottom , becomes the unlikely object of interest for love - potion - charmed fairy queen Titania after he is turned into a monster with the head , eyes and ears of an ass by the servant - spirit Puck . [PAR] [TLE] Robin Starveling [ SEP ] Robin Starveling is a character in William Shakespeare 's " A Midsummer Night 's Dream " ( 1596 ) , one of the Rude Mechanicals of Athens who plays the part of Moonshine in their performance of " Pyramus and Thisbe " . His part is often considered one of the more humorous in the play , as he uses a lantern in a failed attempt to portray Moonshine and is wittily derided by his audience . Scholars have argued that his amateur performance communicates many of the problems Shakespeare would have been familiar with in the theatre : heckling , lack of adequate props , and amateur acting abilities .
In a midsummer nights dream Robin Starveling was one of the Mechanicals, who wrote the play?
In a midsummer nights dream Robin Starveling was one of the Mechanicals , who wrote the play ?
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare