Nick Bottom

"Nick Bottom" is a title based upon conjecture.

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After being criticised by her lecturer, Cleo Proctor mused to Abby McPhail and Shawna Thompson that she might as well have said "audition for King Lear or some other hairy man", before going on to ask "or what was that one with the donkey on his head". (AUDIO: Regrets ^[+]Juno Dawson, Redacted (BBC Sounds, 2023).)

Behind the scenes[]

Nick Bottom is a character from A Midsummer Night's Dream who provides comic relief. He is famously known for getting his head transformed into that of a donkey.

William Shakespeare

Identities

Golden Emperor • Francis Bacon • Christopher Marlowe • Richard III

Works

Anthony and Cleopatra • As You Like It • Cardenio • Cymbeline • Hamlet • Henry IV, Part 1 • Henry V • Henry VI, Part 1 • Henry VI, Part 2 • Henry VI, Part 3 • Henry VIII • Julius Caesar • King Lear • Love's Labour's Lost • Love's Labour's Won • Macbeth • The Merchant of Venice • A Midsummer Night's Dream • Mischief Night, or As You Please • Othello • Richard III • Romeo and Juliet • The Taming of the Shrew • The Tempest • Titus Andronicus • Troilus and Cressida • Twelfth Night • The Two Gentlemen of Verona • The Winter's Tale

Collections	Shakespeare Notebooks • Complete Works of Shakespeare

Television	The Prosperos • EastEnders

Characters

Angelo • Falstaff • Isabella • Nick Bottom • Puck

As You Like It	Peri Brown • Clown • Duke Senior • Frederick • Jaques • Time Lord

Cymbeline	Cymbeline • Doctor • Helen • Iachimo • Imogen • Posthumus • Queen

Hamlet	Clown • Grathnave • Hamlet • Hamlet's father • Hamlet's mother • Hamlet's uncle • Horatio • Magician • Medic • Yorick

Henry IV, Part 1	George, Duke of Clarence • Henry IV

Henry V	The Chorus • Henry V • Warlike Doctor

Henry VI, Part 1	Henry VI

Henry VI, Part 2	Henry VI

King Lear	Cordelia • Lear

Love's Labour's Lost	Costard

Macbeth	Banquo • The Doctor • Doctor • Donalbain • Duncan • Fleance • Gentlewoman • Jamie • Lenox • Macbeth • Lady Macbeth • Macduff • Lady Macduff • Macduff's children • Malcolm • Menteith • Porter • Rosse • Servant • Siward • Weird Sisters • Zoe

The Merchant of Venice	Shylock

A Midsummer Night's Dream	The Lion • Pyramus • Thisbe • Titania

Richard III	Edward IV • Edward of Westminster • George, Duke of Clarence • Margaret of Anjou • Anne Neville • Princes in the Tower (Edward • Richard) • Richard III • Henry Stafford • Henry Tudor • Elizabeth Woodville

Romeo and Juliet	Apothecary • Capulet • Juliet Capulet • Juliet Capulet (Teselecta) • Lady Capulet • Chief Watchman • The Doctor • Friar Laurence • Mercutio • Montague • Romeo Montague • Romeo Montague (clone) • Lady Montague • Juliet's nurse • Paris • Paris (Nestene duplicate) • Amy Pond • Rory • Rosaline • Tybalt • Tybalt (Zygon) • Watchman

The Taming of the Shrew	Kate • Petruchio

The Tempest	Alonso • Antonio • Ariel • Caliban • Ferdinand • Miranda • Prospero • Stephano • Sycorax • Trinculo

Twelfth Night	Andrew Aguecheek • Toby Belch • Feste • Malvolio • Olivia • Orsino • Sebastian • Viola

Relatives

Anne Hathaway (wife) • Susanna (daughter) • Judith (daughter) • Hamnet (son)

Life

Stratford-upon-Avon • Globe Theatre

Legacy

Shakespeare's Playing Space • Shakespeare's Shrew