Wow, this one was pretty hard to follow, what with all the complicated relationships and all. My head hurts.
Anyway, the relationship between Oberon and Titania is interesting. They are clearly husband and wife, or at least a pair that loves each other. From the stuff I read from the links in Shannon's blog, I figured out Oberon is the leader of the fairies, and he's angry with insubordinate Titania. This stems from her refusal to give up a "changeling" boy to him to be one of his henchmen.
How does he deal with such insubordination? He gets Puck to put a spell on Titania that results in her falling in love with the next person/thing she sees, and we all know how that works out. Hilarity ensues, and after Oberon feels he's humiliated Titania enough through her attraction to a half-man half-donkey, he returns things back to normal.
And that is only one part of the whole Puck-doing-Oberon's-bidding-by-putting-spells-on-people angle of the play. I would talk about the others, but I think my head would explode.
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Head explosions are a good way to clear your sinuses :)
I look forward to hearing more of your perspectives in class Joe.
I know what you mean the social dynamics involved in this play can be overwhelming :)
I know what you mean about this play being complicated! While the mishaps from Puck were entertaining, they were definitely confusing the first time around!
It was very complicated. It took me almost the whole play to realize the guy that Titania falls in love with is a half donkey...or is he all donkey?
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