So, after class I started doing some research on the character of Oberon and how he is referenced in other things, I found something interesting that I thought would go well with our plot so far. There was an opera written in the 1820's, entitled "Oberon", which was actually also based on a German poem with the same title. Anyway, this 3-act opera is essentially Oberon has been fighting with Titania, and he has promised not to be reconciled with her until he finds two human lovers who have remained faithful despite all other troubles and temptations. Through a series of events, he hears about a knight and a princess who are going to be wed. (Actually after the knight kills the guy the princess is betrothed to, but that is off-topic.) Oberon decides that he is going to use them as a way to fix his problems with his wife, since he now regrets what he has agreed to. So, he agrees to help this couple and sends the knight with a horn that will summon him if he should need his help. A bunch of other things happen, and if you want to read the full article it's here (yes, it's on wikipedia... I know) :
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Puck/Oberon
**PLEASE REFER TO PREVIOUS POST**
I noticed on Andrew's blog there was some reference to the fact that people wanted to stick with the mischievous version we know him as. In my story idea, I think I steered away from that a bit, but I do like the idea. I see him more as a Flynn Rider sort of character, however. Not really someone who is openly evil, but who likes to experience new things and is willing to take risks. Maybe we could have him learned that a bit from Oberon, who is definitely willing to use his magic to get his way. Perhaps Oberon convinces Puck that whatever the valuable object is that he wants is rightfully Oberon's, and that is why Puck agrees to it. He doesn't realize that he is stealing from the Emperor/King, and that Oberon is actually the fairy king merely trying to take what he wants without having to put himself in harm's way.
I noticed on Andrew's blog there was some reference to the fact that people wanted to stick with the mischievous version we know him as. In my story idea, I think I steered away from that a bit, but I do like the idea. I see him more as a Flynn Rider sort of character, however. Not really someone who is openly evil, but who likes to experience new things and is willing to take risks. Maybe we could have him learned that a bit from Oberon, who is definitely willing to use his magic to get his way. Perhaps Oberon convinces Puck that whatever the valuable object is that he wants is rightfully Oberon's, and that is why Puck agrees to it. He doesn't realize that he is stealing from the Emperor/King, and that Oberon is actually the fairy king merely trying to take what he wants without having to put himself in harm's way.
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