The Fairies are not introduced until the second act of the play but there is a great deal of evidence within the first scene of Act two to suggest that they interact with the mortal world. During the time Shakespeare was writing people had superstitions about the natural world. People carried lucky charms, plants that were associated with magic and precious stones to protect themselves from evil or bad luck. People saw a clear link …
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…re-group they discuss the nights actions. Puck states, in delight of the aggravation of two men being in love with one woman, "Lord, what fools these mortals be" (Act 3, scene 2, line 115). When Oberon sees Titania and Bottom together and decides to undo the magic he has done. He reverses all the magic that has been used that night and when the mortals wake at dawn the fairies will be gone and everything will be normal.