The juice of the flower that Oberon uses on Titania is a representation of a modern-day date rape drug. Oberon uses it to alter Titania’s perception of love which we all know is really messed up because who wants to fall in love with a donkey against their own will? A question that came up for me when reading the script was does the spell from the juice rub off or ever go away? It was my understanding that the juice would need to be reapplied in order for the “drugged” person to fall in love with someone new.
Back to the idea of the flower being a date rape drug, people tend to do things or act certain ways against their own will as a result of being drugged. At the start of the story, it was an obvious love triangle between Lysander, Hermia, and Demetrius. When Lysander and Hermia were in the woods and Pucked drugged Lysander, he fell in love with Helena which was not the original plan that Oberon wanted. It is clearly known that Lysander voluntarily loved Hermia as he was fighting Egeus to get his approval on Hermia and Lysander’s love. It is only after when Lysander is drugged that he falls in love with Helena. This is an accurate representation of Lysander acting against his own will due to being under the influence (which was an involuntary act).
I believe Titania, Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius and Helena are all put under by Puck and drugged in order for them to fall in love with their respective others (Hermia and Lysander, Demetrius and Helena). This act prompts the question: was this final act moral or immoral on Puck’s behalf?
-Avery
Lord, what fools these mortals be! 
In terms of Puck being immoral or moral, I don’t think the fairies really have a sense of morality, as they’re mostly non-human entities. Although, Titania seems to take morality into account in terms of the little boy she takes in. Yet, for Puck, he seems to be sorry at a few points but that sorrow is more that he let Oberon down (in terms that he messed up a little).
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