Final answer:
In Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Titania gives Oberon the child after being bewitched to fall in love with Bottom, who has a donkey's head, causing her to lose interest in their dispute. Oberon takes the chance to take the boy, and their reconciliation afterward implies the custody issue is resolved.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question "Why does Titania give Oberon the child?" refers to a plot point from A Midsummer Night's Dream, a play by William Shakespeare. In the play, Titania is the queen of the fairies, married to Oberon, the king. The child in question is a young boy that Titania is very fond of, and there is a dispute between Oberon and Titania over custody of the child. Oberon desires the boy to become one of his attendants, while Titania wants to honor her deceased mortal friend, who was the boy's mother, by raising him herself.
Titania eventually gives the child to Oberon after being bewitched by a magic potion that causes her to fall in love with Bottom (who has been transformed to have a donkey's head). While under the spell, her priorities change, and she loses interest in the quarrel with Oberon over the boy. When Oberon sees that Titania's attention is onto something else, he takes the opportunity to resolve their dispute by taking the boy. After Oberon cures Titania of the spell, it's implied that they reconcile, and the custody issue no longer stands between them.