Puck (Shakespeare)
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Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, is a character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream that was based on the ancient figure in English mythology, also called Puck. Puck is a clever and mischievous elf and personifies the trickster or the wise knave. In the play, Shakespeare introduces Puck as the "shrewd and knavish sprite" and "that merry wanderer of the night" and jester to Oberon, the fairy king.
[edit] Portrayals of Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Film
- Stanley Tucci played Puck in the 1999 film
- Phil Daniels portrayed Puck in the 1981 BBC Shakespeare television production
- Ian Holm played Puck in the 1968 film
- Mickey Rooney played Puck in the Oscar winning 1935 film
- Robert Sean Leonard played Puck in a high-school production depicted in the film Dead Poets Society
Theater
- John Kane played Puck with The Royal Shakespeare Company in 1970
High School Productions with now Famous People
- Hilarie Burton played Puck with Park View High School
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