<P> Puck is a clever , mischievous elf , sprite or jester that personifies the wise knave . In the play , Shakespeare introduces Puck as the `` shrewd and knavish sprite '' and `` that merry wanderer of the night '' . Puck and Bottom , jesters to Oberon the fairy king , are the only two characters who interact and progress the three central stories in the whole play . Puck is the one who is first introduced in the fairies ' story and creates the drama of the lovers ' story by breaking up a young couple lost in an enchanted forest , as well as by replacing Bottom 's head with that of an ass . Similarly , Bottom is performing in a play intending it to be presented in the lovers ' story , as well as interacting with Titania twice in the opening dialogue of Act 2 Scene 1 as `` he '' . </P>
<P> Puck is a clever , mischievous elf , sprite or jester that personifies the wise knave . In the play , Shakespeare introduces Puck as the `` shrewd and knavish sprite '' and `` that merry wanderer of the night '' . Puck and Bottom , jesters to Oberon the fairy king , are the only two characters who interact and progress the three central stories in the whole play . Puck is the one who is first introduced in the fairies ' story and creates the drama of the lovers ' story by breaking up a young couple lost in an enchanted forest , as well as by replacing Bottom 's head with that of an ass . Similarly , Bottom is performing in a play intending it to be presented in the lovers ' story , as well as interacting with Titania twice in the opening dialogue of Act 2 Scene 1 as `` he '' . </P>
who is described as a shrewd and knavish sprite
who is described as a shrewd and knavish sprite
Puck
Puck