Oberon is allegorically portrayed as a ‘jealous’ God. Oberon is the Indian king from whom Titania has stolen the boy which is another point in the direction of the Roman-Jewish war which Titania (Titus) fought against Oberon (Yahweh) upon Jewish insistence on monotheism and their insistence upon refusing Caesar as divine.
In order to release the fairy queen, Oberon recites the charm “Dian’s bud over Cupid’s flower” (IV,i,72). Dian’s bud is also known as Wormwood and in the Gospel of Matthew (27;34) the figure on the cross is offered gall or Wormwood to drink which is a convulsive poison. Having been tricked into falling in love with Bottom/Jesus, the identity of this herb suggests that Titania is now killed and resurrected as a compliant soul. In the death scene of Pyramus, he is stabbed in his side and there is a reference to dice playing “die, die, die”. This scene is between two mentions of the word Passion, pointing to the Passion Story which is the term used by the Church to notify the death of Jesus. Just as Jesus dies for the love of Church, Pyramus dies for the love of Theisbe.
Another allegorical mention is that when Titania (Titus) stole the boy (Messiah) from Oberon(Yahweh), she does over him and makes a wreath of flowers for him symbolizing the crown of thorn worn by Jesus which was placed over Jesus’ head before the crucifixion.
Thus the above paragraphs mention the several allegories which are used in Shakespeare’s comedy play titled A Midsummer Night’s Dream and their interpretation in modern times as a religious allegory.
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