Oberon
Oberon (also spelled Auberon) is a king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. In this play, he is married to Titania, the Queen of the Fairies.[1] His servant is Puck. Puck plays tricks.
In the play, Oberon and Titania are arguing. Titania falls asleep. Oberon tells Puck to put a potion in her eyes. This potion will make her love the first thing she sees when she wakes. She sees a man with a donkey head. Oberon and Titania make up. All ends happily.
Oberon Media
- Joseph Noel Paton - The Reconciliation of Titania and Oberon.jpg
The Reconciliation of Titania and Oberon by Joseph Noel Paton
- The Song of Los copy B, object 5 by William Blake.jpg
One of William Blake's illustrations to his The Song of Los. Scholars have traditionally identified the figures as Titania and Oberon, though not all new scholarship does. This copy, currently held by the Library of Congress, was printed and painted in 1795.
- Shakespeare's comedy of A midsummer-night's dream (1914) (14729845086).jpg
Illustration of Oberon enchanting Titania by W. Heath Robinson, 1914
References
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