Magic. Puck magicked him into a donkey, or part donkey.
Bottom, a character in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," gets transformed into a donkey by the mischievous Puck as a result of a spell cast by Puck on behalf of Oberon, the Fairy King. This transformation is part of the magical mischief and chaos that occurs in the play, adding to the comedic elements and misunderstandings that drive the plot.
He magically turns him into a donkey.
In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the donkey symbolizes foolishness, as it is associated with the character Bottom who undergoes a humorous transformation into a donkey. The donkey also symbolizes the theme of transformation and how appearances can be deceptive.
I usually don't let my bottom near bones, they hurt.
He doesn't have anything to do with them until Act V when he entertains them.
Bottom the weaver has tons of lines and is a very funny character if you play him right
The donkey ears come close.
He asks for tongs. The "tongs and the bones" were musical instruments sort of like musical spoons.
The character known as "The Tinker" in A Midsummer Night's Dream is also referred to as "Bottom." He is one of the "rude mechanicals" who are amateur actors that put on a play for the Duke's wedding. Bottom's most notable moment occurs when he is transformed into a donkey by the mischievous Puck.
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"Are you sure that we are awake? It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream." -William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream.