Self-Centrism in Nick Bottom and Mrs. Turpin Many of the characters we read about this semester were written to be self-centered, such as the Nick Bottom characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Mrs. Turpin in the Apocalypse. Although their personalities are extremely different, both characters believe that the world revolves around them and that everyone else only exists to make them seem better. They believe that everything that happens relates back to them and both fail to realize how unaware they are of their own personalities. In William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, the protagonist of Peter Quince's stage production of Pyramus and Thisbe is Nick Bottom. Nick Bottom is a very self-centered character, especially because, although love is evident in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bottom embraces it in a different form. Instead of loving another character, Bottom loves himself. He constantly interrupts the other mechanics, recites lines that in no way relate to the conversation at hand, and insists that he can play every role in the show. It's clear that Bottom loves hearing himself talk. After awakening from his encounter with Titania, he goes on to state that he wants Peter Quince to write a prologue about his "profound" vision, under the title "Bottom's Dream" (4.1.186). Bottom is so in love with himself that he wants an entire section of the show - of which he is already the protagonist - dedicated to him. Bottom's arrogance relates to A Midsummer Night's Dream's themes of chaos and disorder because after Puck transforms Bottom's head into that of a donkey, his appearance strikes fear into the cast members and disrupts rehearsals of the show. The players run away from Bottom, with Quince crying out that he is being haunted (3.1.46-47); but it is evident that even after Puck alters him, Bottom's arrogance is still present. When Snout asks him how he has changed, Bottom replies, “What do you see? You see a donkey's head too, don't you?" (3.1.56). Even when Bottom is the one who clearly has problems, he blames Snout, claiming that he's fine and Snout is the one who has problems. Bottom believes he is perfect and so if something goes wrong in his life, it must be someone else's fault. Ironically, Puck turns him into an animal which reflects both his stubborn and incapable personality. Finally, Bottom's ego is also tied to the theme of stupidity , because it blinds him to how terrible and unprofessional his acting skills are For example, during their official performance, Bottom purposely interrupts character to respond to something said by an audience member (5.1.177). The fund assumes