Fantastical

I find my work has a lot to do with this particular play due to its setting and this idea of being cut off from "reality" for a night.  I have been looking into the different visual adaptations such as sets and movies of this film to see how each director portrays this fantasy land. I find my work in a way has some dramatic story that goes with what lured my subject into the forest, as with the characters in this play. I also like the idea of adding in a supernatural element but in a fun, not sinister way. These forest fairies, who had in the past been portrayed as evil creatures, are portrayed as cheerful creatures who create unharmful mayhem for amusement. I don't know that I necessarily in my work therefore, want to give too much a dark overtone. I want there to be some playfulness with my images yet at the same time this dulled feeling of sinisterness.


"Shakespeare must have derived his forest spirits from oral folk traditions." (The Pathology Guy)


"So far as I know, Shakespeare is the first writer to portray the faerie folk as tiny or cute."(The Pathology Guy)




"Enjoying "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare." The Pathology Guy. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://www.pathguy.com/mnd.htm>.
This website is extremely informative and easy to use for readers who are somewhat familiar with the story. It gives a brief synopsis of the entire play as well as analyzes the characters. This site also gives some fun facts about the play, such as that the portrayal of the fairies in this play had some influence over Walt Disney's depiction of fairies in his stories. Also the author gives some facts about what elements seem to have inspired Shakespeare to when writing this play, such as folk lore.