A Midsummer Night’s Dream Group

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johnnyutah
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What part do Bottom and the other "rude mechanicals" have in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

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Posted by johnnyutah on Friday January 26, 2007 at 11:47 AM and tagged with a midsummer night’s dream, bottom, characters, rude mechanics.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    Good question. The rude mechanicals have many parts/functions.
    Mostly simply, they provide humor.

    They also provide a different kind of humor. Bottom's egotism is distinct from the slapstick of the lovers.

    They provide perspective on the love affairs of the play. The young lovers could have ended like Pyramis and Thisbe, but instead, the fairies intervened.

    They provide perspective on theater; consider the last act.

    Bottom is a tool through which Oberon can torment Titania.

    Finally, they show the play reaching to society's lower levels, as the king shows it reaching to the upper.

    Greg

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/midsummer/

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    Posted by gbeatty on Monday February 26, 2007 at 8:42 AM

  2. revolution
    revolution Teacher
    Doctorate

    They have been enlisted to perform on stage as part of entertainment at the marriage between Theseus and Hippolyta. They consists of Quince (director), Flute, Snout, Snug, Starveling and Bottom

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    Posted by revolution on Monday July 20, 2009 at 6:09 AM