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This mix of the fairy world and the human world causes get confusion and pain. In the fairy world it is okay to place magic on someone and let things turn out fine in the end but in the human world this causes confusion and hurt and Puck does not seem to understand that. He has placed a friendship on the line. Helena and Hermia are now arguing with one another because they blame each other for the events that happen. Helena and Hermia argue because Helena thinks that Hermia is in on the men's "joke." (Thinkquest.com 1-3).
Throughout the play there are many references to the gender and sex roles of the characters. As described in the critical essay by Shirley Nelson Garner, the dominating male power and strange sex roles of the characters is fluent throughout the play. The ordering of the fairy, human, and natural worlds is a movement toward satisfying men's psychological needs; but it also disrupts women's bonds with each other. (Thinkquest.com 1-3) In my opinion, the play uses the roles of the women to show that men should control the women. In the play Oberon feels that it is okay to play with his wife's emotional so long as in the end he is happy with the end result. This still exists today in the world, where men feel that they should be able to control a woman's emotions. The role of Puck in the play also shows that men want to always be in control. Puck feels grand knowing that he can control how the characters and the play feel. He thinks he has the fate of the characters in his hand, but ultimately the fate is depended on them and not his magic potions. .
Another example of how this play leans towards men's psychological needs is how Oberon feels about the Indian boy. He gives this boy to his wife because he thinks that will make happy, but he turns around and becomes threatened for the love that she has for the boy. This can also be seen today, but in a different situation. For example a man that doesn't want his wife to work because he is threatened that she will become more successful then him.