I WILL MARK BRAINLIEST "Though Bottom often steals the show in performance, Puck is usually considered the most important character in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Comparing Puck to Bottom, why might Puck be considered the protagonist? In what way does Puck's spirit dominate the mood of the play? In what ways does the comedy surrounding Puck differ from that surrounding Bottom?"

If you are considering a Comedy structurally, then neither Puck nor Bottom is the protagonist.  Both are characters whose actions Puck contribute to the complications of the main plot or whose actions Bottom comprise a subplot that comments on the characters/events of the main plot.  Since neither's actions are actually the driving force of the main plot, neither can be considered the protagonist.  So, who then, is the protagonist?

Classically, a comedy must end in at least one marriage, and it is the central characters, the protagonists who goes through the main trials and tribulations of the play, only to have all ironed smoothly out for the "happy" ending in marriage.

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malvolio only loves olivia because he thinks if they get married to olivia he will have a noble title, people to serve him, and fine clothes to wear. also he thinks if they get married he will have many expensive things, and he thinks he will be able to order toby around. malvolio only wants to be noble and boss people around he dose not really love olivia. but viola love for duke orsino is real she really loves orsino.

i think he will fail because he tried to get her to love him and she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool. so i think she knows what malvolio is trying to do. she knows that he only wants to marry her because he wants to be noble and boss people around so that it why i think she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool because she new he was selfish.