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Also Known As	Hobgoblin • Robin Goodfellow

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Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, illustration from Robin Goodfellow, his mad prankes and merry jests, 1628

An actor in a spritely costume sits in a cloth swing against a dark background. Text on screen reads, "A Midsummer Night's Dream: Puck's Final Monologue."

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