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Goodfellow was, as far as historians are aware, a native British spirit who personified the medieval character of the ‘Puck’. His unusual name reflected the popular reference to fairies as the ‘good people’, which symbolised their love of flattery despite their mischievous nature.
Puck (Robin Goodfellow) is a character in Rob Thurman 's Cal Leandros series of novels (2006–). Puck is a main character in Julie Kagawa 's 2010–2015 The Iron Fey Series, along with other characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Puck, in medieval English folklore, a malicious fairy or demon. In Old and Middle English the word meant simply “demon.”. In Elizabethan lore he was a mischievous, brownielike fairy also called Robin Goodfellow, or Hobgoblin. As one of the leading characters in William Shakespeare’s Midsummer.
Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, is a character in William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Based on the Puck of English mythology and the púca of Celtic mythology, Puck is a mischievous fairy, sprite, or jester. He is the first of the main fairy characters to appear, and he significantly influences events in the play.
A creature of many names. One of the most popular characters in English folklore of the last thousand years has been the faerie, goblin, devil or imp known by the name of Puck or Robin Goodfellow. The Welsh called him Pwca, which is pronounced the same as his Irish incarnation Phouka, Pooka or Puca. These are far from his only names.
Puck is a character in Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. His name is Robin Goodfellow but he’s known as Puck in the play. He is one of the fairies who inhabit the forest, and is the servant of the Fairy King, Oberon.
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