Tatania In 'A Midsummer Night Dream'
Good afternoon, I wanted to thank you for picking me for the role of Tatania in A Midsummer Night Dream; however, the image you betray her as, needs to improve.
Tatania is a strong, independent woman – not the soft-spoken feeble girl. In act two, scene one, when Tatania and Oberon argue about who should have the ownership of the changeling boy, Tatania sticks to her opinions of having the boy “…Not for thy fairy kingdom. —Fairies, away! We shall chide downright, if I longer stay… ”. She threatens Oberon – if she stays longer she will have a brawl with him. It shows that she is not scared of Oberon consequently she is powerful and brave. Her strong independent side shines through her persuasive argument.
In the last performances I watched
of midsummer nights dream she was wearing black but I think that doesn’t tell me anything. Because she is a bold person, her costumes should reflect that. A bold red lipstick will symbolize what strength her words give the people of the fairy kingdom. A purple dress would be perfect to symbolize her powerful personality moreover purple was a colour that only nobles wore in the Elizabethan times - this will show her nobility as queen of the fairies. Additionally, the bold red and purple will let Tatiana standout from the crowd.
One of the themes in Midsummer Nights Dream is order and disorder. In the fairy world so much is chaotic and disordered – Tatania is having a chaotic relationship with Oberon. Their arguments and fights are causing the natural world to get angry and chaotic. “…By pavèd fountain, or by rushy brook, or in the beachèd margent of the sea, …But with thy brawls thou hast disturbed our sport. Therefore the winds, piping to us in vain…” (Act 2 scenes 1 line 89-73)
Because all around her is disordered, the scene should reflect that especially act two scene one - this is when she is first introduced to the audience. Like a recent play I watched, I think the set should be designed out of ordinary objects in a disordered and strange. Chairs and tables could be balancing on each other the wrong way around. Small lighting should be used to add to the sense of mystery (another theme of A Midsummer Night Dream). Once Oberon and Tatiana enter the lights should twitch to symbolize the disturbances of the clouds and show lightning.
Tatania is a strong, independent woman – not the soft-spoken feeble girl. In act two, scene one, when Tatania and Oberon argue about who should have the ownership of the changeling boy, Tatania sticks to her opinions of having the boy “…Not for thy fairy kingdom. —Fairies, away! We shall chide downright, if I longer stay… ”. She threatens Oberon – if she stays longer she will have a brawl with him. It shows that she is not scared of Oberon consequently she is powerful and brave. Her strong independent side shines through her persuasive argument.
In the last performances I watched
of midsummer nights dream she was wearing black but I think that doesn’t tell me anything. Because she is a bold person, her costumes should reflect that. A bold red lipstick will symbolize what strength her words give the people of the fairy kingdom. A purple dress would be perfect to symbolize her powerful personality moreover purple was a colour that only nobles wore in the Elizabethan times - this will show her nobility as queen of the fairies. Additionally, the bold red and purple will let Tatiana standout from the crowd.
One of the themes in Midsummer Nights Dream is order and disorder. In the fairy world so much is chaotic and disordered – Tatania is having a chaotic relationship with Oberon. Their arguments and fights are causing the natural world to get angry and chaotic. “…By pavèd fountain, or by rushy brook, or in the beachèd margent of the sea, …But with thy brawls thou hast disturbed our sport. Therefore the winds, piping to us in vain…” (Act 2 scenes 1 line 89-73)
Because all around her is disordered, the scene should reflect that especially act two scene one - this is when she is first introduced to the audience. Like a recent play I watched, I think the set should be designed out of ordinary objects in a disordered and strange. Chairs and tables could be balancing on each other the wrong way around. Small lighting should be used to add to the sense of mystery (another theme of A Midsummer Night Dream). Once Oberon and Tatiana enter the lights should twitch to symbolize the disturbances of the clouds and show lightning.