Titania In traditional folklore, the fairy queen has no name Shakespeare's Titania is a very proud creature and as much of a force to contend

with as her husband Oberon The quarrel over the Indian Changeling boy is the engine that drives the mix ups and

confusion of the other characters in the play In this case the tables are turned on the character, and rather than the sorceress

turning her lovers into animals, she is made to love a donkey after Bottom has been transformed.

she's a gracious queen (inviting Oberon to dance), but she's still sassy She is persistent and refuses to give up the little Indian boy she's raising, thus

protecting her love and honor We learn that Titania worries about the natural order, which has been upset by her

and Oberon's quarrel. The most powerful woman in the play, however, like all the other women, she is also

subject to the intrigues of men. Titania's not quite a commentary on the nature of women, as she's the only woman

in the play who is actually enchanted She and Oberon spend a lot of time apart, although they rule the kingdom together. The thing is, she doesn’t just fall in love with him,’ she says. ‘She’s kind of obsessed

and infatuated with him.’ Infatuation is not deluded but it is just very intense It has to have that kind of animalistic passion. You sometimes see versions of Dream

that are twee, where the fairies are all sparkly. That’s not the kind of version we’re doing here. We’re doing something much more earthy and fiery