The book was mentioned by the narrator to point out how Shakespeare seemed to merge the characters of Puck and Robin Goodfellow. The folklorist noted that Shakespeare's Puck epitomized the hobgoblin with the by-name Robin Goodfellow.
In her 20th century book, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, accomplished folklorist Catherine Briggs also pointed out how Shakespeare seems to make Puck and Robin one and the same.
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The book was mentioned by the narrator to point out how Shakespeare seemed to merge the characters of Puck and Robin Goodfellow. The folklorist noted that Shakespeare's Puck epitomized the hobgoblin with the by-name Robin Goodfellow.
In her 20th century book, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, accomplished folklorist Catherine Briggs also pointed out how Shakespeare seems to make Puck and Robin one and the same.
She wrote, Shakespeare's Puck is the epitome of the hobgoblin, with the by-name of Robin Goodfellow. In folk tradition, emphasis is perhaps most laid on Puck as a misleader.