Name: Oberon
Occupation: King
of the Fairies; amateur theatre critic.
The Rundown: As
King of the Fairies, he’s basically the most powerful person in the Athenian
forest. So naturally he gives the task of trying to convince his wife to give
up the kid they kidnapped together to Puck who’s really not all that up to the
task. What follows is possibly the very first episode of Three’s Company. Lovers keep falling in love with the wrong person,
then in then his wife falls in love with a man who has the head of a donkey.
(And is named Bottom. Real subtle, Shakespeare.) In the end, he makes
everything right with the snap of his fingers, then heckles a group of mediocre
actors.
Why Wouldn’t He Be
Elected Today: He assigns the most important job possible to the least qualified
individual possible. His critique of the play at the end is so-so at best.
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