I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again.
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note,
So is mine eye enthrallèd to thy shape,
And thy fair virtue’s force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.
– William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 3, Scene 1. Titania, under the spell of the love potion, gushes like a silly teenager with a crush as she utters these words of love to the ass-headed Bottom. While Bottom has undergone a transformation, so too has Titania. Before we knew her as a strong, feisty and intelligent leader. But now she has turned into a blind and silly fool, who is ridiculously fawning over a donkey-headed buffoon. It is ironic that a lower-class weaver like Bottom should become the object of affection for the Queen of the Fairies. It’s quite the opposite of what we would expect.