Notably from the character list and analysis, Titania is the queen of the Fairies and is described as 'beautiful' and 'striking' throughout many academic texts.
'Titania - The beautiful queen of the fairies, Titania resists the attempts of her husband, Oberon, to make a knight of the young Indian prince that she has been given. Titania’s brief, potion-induced love for Nick Bottom, whose head Puck has transformed into that of an ass, yields the play’s foremost example of the contrast motif.'
Clearly she will be a character I wish to conduct further research on, to evolve the concept of fairies in my work. After looking at the book 'Good Faeries Bad Faeries' Titania's profile relates to that of the 'Good Faeiries' included in the visuals of the book itself.
Other females in the text include;
Hermia - Egeus’s daughter, a young woman of Athens. Hermia is in love with Lysander and is a childhood friend of Helena. As a result of the fairies’ mischief with Oberon’s love potion, both Lysander and Demetrius suddenly fall in love with Helena. Self-conscious about her short stature, Hermia suspects that Helena has wooed the men with her height. By morning, however, Puck has sorted matters out with the love potion, and Lysander’s love for Hermia is restored.
Helena - A young woman of Athens, in love with Demetrius. Demetrius and Helena were once betrothed, but when Demetrius met Helena’s friend Hermia, he fell in love with her and abandoned Helena. Lacking confidence in her looks, Helena thinks that Demetrius and Lysander are mocking her when the fairies’ mischief causes them to fall in love with her.
Both these characters are interpreted in human form rather than faeries. Although they do not directly link to my project it will be interesting to research if there has ever been a faerie like interpretation of them. Also if not the comparison in appearance between them and Titania, will be influential on the key elements to faeries.
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