... a human identity. This is especially true if we have "but slumbered" (l. 411) while the play unfolded, and if we then accept the play as a mere fiction, which implies that it carries more symbolic meaning than factual. As well as being a humorous character, Puck serves as a cupid figure, a messenger for love. He ... , even though we cannot perceive its effects on the unconscious mind. As for the origins or ultimate source of love, we are given such a specific fiction, the "little western flower" (l. 166), that in essence we are left with nothing to suggest an origin - love is an unknown...

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