Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William ShakespeareIn A Midsummer Night's Dream, the character Nick Bottom is given a rather important in the several scenes in which he appears, although he is not a main character in the play. Bottom is unique compared to all the other characters in the play not only for the notable contribution that his character makes to the comic value of the play, but because he is the only character capable of fully entering both the human and the world of children. you do them. In this article I will examine the character of Nick Bottom and provide some analysis on the reasons behind this humorous character's strange ways. The initial thing you notice about Nick Bottom's personality is his enthusiasm for acting. From the introduction of the Mechanics (1.2) when Peter Quince assigns opera roles (The Most Deplorable Play and The Cruelest Death of Pyramus and Thisbe) to each of the characters, Bottom eagerly volunteers to play each role as they are assigned to the other characters. This enthusiasm is clearly demonstrated when the second and third characters of their play (Thisbe and the Lion) are assigned. Bottom interjects into every conversation, saying, "If I can hide my face, let me play Thisbe too." (1.2.45) and “Let me play the lion too.
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