Part 3 of Professor Jonathan Bate speaking about Shakespeare. Taken from an interview recorded for 'A Golden Age' by Illuminations Media www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk
Interesting stuff, but at the end he talks rubbish distorting the nature of the meeting between Titania and Bottom. I presume he did so in an attempt to make the author of the plays seem a bit subversive and 'cool' to modern audiences. The fact is, however, that Titania - who was under a spell, anyway - merely chased Bottom around a bit and tried to hug him. Hardly outrageous.
Interesting stuff, but at the end he talks rubbish distorting the nature of the meeting between Titania and Bottom. I presume he did so in an attempt to make the author of the plays seem a bit subversive and 'cool' to modern audiences. The fact is, however, that Titania - who was under a spell, anyway - merely chased Bottom around a bit and tried to hug him. Hardly outrageous.
rockhammer85 9 months ago