According to google, an optimist is “a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something.” Bottom, a mechanical in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, is not the wittiest in the play. However, his optimism, humor, and confidence assists him by making Pyramus And Thisbe an interesting play within the play. Because Bottom is confident, he lacks fear of anything.
Bottom’s confidence grows when he offers to play more than one part in the play. Bottom’s assigned part is to play Pyramus, but Bottom also decides he wants to play the lion. He claims he will play the part better than Snug will. Bottom claims that he would roar softly so he would not scare the ladies watching the play. …show more content…
His friends were laughing because Puck changed his head to a donkey’s head. Bottom thought they were “making an ass” (Shakespeare, ) of him. Bottom is confused about why his friends were laughing at him when he says “This is to make an ass of me, to fright me” (Shakespeare, ) He makes a pun without trying to, and he is being foolish. He also thinks his friends are making fun of him, so he rants about it. While ranting he makes humorous remarks. Bottom is not conservative when it comes to the comments he makes.
Besides being humourous, Bottom is evident of being optimistic when he says the play, Pyramus And Thisbe, will be gleeful, although the play is tragic. “A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a merry” (Shakespeare, 25) he says. He does not think the play is tragic, but he says it is “merry” (Shakespeare, 25) and consequently that means he is optimistic.
The definition of an optimist is “a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something,” according to google. Bottom is the least wittiest mechanical in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. Nonetheless his optimism, humor, and confidence aid him in making Pyramus And Thisbe interesting. Bottom lacks the fear of anything because of his
Bottom’s confidence grows when he offers to play more than one part in the play. Bottom’s assigned part is to play Pyramus, but Bottom also decides he wants to play the lion. He claims he will play the part better than Snug will. Bottom claims that he would roar softly so he would not scare the ladies watching the play. …show more content…
His friends were laughing because Puck changed his head to a donkey’s head. Bottom thought they were “making an ass” (Shakespeare, ) of him. Bottom is confused about why his friends were laughing at him when he says “This is to make an ass of me, to fright me” (Shakespeare, ) He makes a pun without trying to, and he is being foolish. He also thinks his friends are making fun of him, so he rants about it. While ranting he makes humorous remarks. Bottom is not conservative when it comes to the comments he makes.
Besides being humourous, Bottom is evident of being optimistic when he says the play, Pyramus And Thisbe, will be gleeful, although the play is tragic. “A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a merry” (Shakespeare, 25) he says. He does not think the play is tragic, but he says it is “merry” (Shakespeare, 25) and consequently that means he is optimistic.
The definition of an optimist is “a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something,” according to google. Bottom is the least wittiest mechanical in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. Nonetheless his optimism, humor, and confidence aid him in making Pyramus And Thisbe interesting. Bottom lacks the fear of anything because of his