> Which character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream has the same nameas a moon of the planet Uranus?And the answer is: Oberon. Photo courtesy: public domain.Sometimes referred to as an elven king, othertimes as King of the Faeries, Oberon is a legendary figure seen throughoutmedieval and Renaissance literature. In Shakespeare's version he is married toTitania, and devises a mischievous plot that sets the play into motion.Oberon as we know him in Shakespeare's works was largely shaped from LordBerners' prose translation of the medieval French poem Huon de Bordeaux. In suchlore, Oberon is similarly recognized as a powerful dwarf-king whose powers helpto achieve otherwise impossible tasks. In Shakespeare's work, we see a slightly less helpful version of the elven king.In fact, he and his fairy queen, Titania, ignite the trouble of the plot intheir fight for a changeling child. Oberon bids his mischievous servant Puck todrop magic juice into Titania's eyes as she sleeps to punish her – doing socauses her to fall hopelessly in love with whatever person or creature shehappens to see when she awakes. Chaos ensues. Oberon is a benevolent ruler of the fairy world. Ultimately, his place in AMidsummer Night's Dream is largely that to instigate but also ultimately resolvethe plot (like a true fairy king). Read more about Oberon's place in lore andShakespeare here[http://www.longlongtimeago.com/once-upon-a-time/fairytales/fairies-in-lore-and-literature/who-is-oberon/].