Titania and Bottom's love is presented by Shakespeare as completely absurd, as indeed it is. The Queen of the Fairies has fallen head over heels with a man with a donkey's head. This is, of course, the work of the mischievous Puck, whose crazy magic has brought about this unlikely romance.
Titania is supposed to be the epitome of all that's beautiful, gracious, and regal. And yet just look at her now, fawning all over a weaver with a donkey's head. Strange things happen in this forest, but none stranger than this. It says something about the unspoken class system in this part of the world that the only way that a queen can end up falling for a "rude mechanical," that is to say, a common artisan, is if she's been enchanted by a magic spell. Otherwise, the very idea of a romantic relationship taking place between a queen and a humble weaver would simply be too absurd to contemplate.
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