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{{Infobox Story | |range = The Shakespeare Notebooks (anthology) | ||
| | |number in range = 6 | ||
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|doctor=First Doctor | |doctor = First Doctor{{!}}"Old Doctor" | ||
| | |featuring = [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] | ||
|enemy=[[Sontaran]]s | |enemy = [[Sontaran]]s. [[Rutan Host]] | ||
|setting= [[Vortis]] | |setting = [[Vortis]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = | ||
| | |release date = 12 June 2014 | ||
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|next=A Prologue (short story) | |series = ''[[The Shakespeare Notebooks (anthology)|The Shakespeare Notebooks]]'' | ||
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'''''The Dream''''' was the sixth story in ''[[The Shakespeare Notebooks (anthology)|The Shakespeare Notebooks]]'', featuring a representation of the [[First Doctor]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
''to | ''One of the strangest sections of the [[Shakespeare Notebooks]] comprises a form of "[[William Shakespeare's dream diary|dream diary]]", in which he apparently recorded characters, situations and images that had come to him in his [[sleep]].'' | ||
''Of particular interest is the entry for [[24 June]] [[1594]] - the [[Summer|midsummer]] [[night]]'s [[dream]] that inspired one of his well-loved plays, which appears to have been born entirely from his imagination...'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[ | * [[Old Doctor (The Dream)|Old Doctor]] | ||
* Butterfly King | * [[William Shakespeare]] | ||
* Butterfly Queen | * Butterfly King [[Hrobron]] | ||
* Butterfly Queen [[Tetynia]] | |||
* [[Flaxis]] | * [[Flaxis]] | ||
* Field Major [[Kryntz]] | * Field Major [[Kryntz]] | ||
* [[Stoun]] | * [[Stoun]] | ||
* Fabricator [[Stombot]] | * Fabricator [[Stombot]] | ||
* [[Starvel]] | * [[Starvel]] | ||
* [[Snarg]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * On Vortis are a "[[Menoptera|butterfly]]" king and queen, each riding a "[[Zarbi|giant ant]]" and accompanied by "[[Larvae gun|giant grubs]]" and "[[Optera|woodlice men]]". | ||
* [[Taron (The Dream)|Taron]] is a moon of Vortis. | * [[Taron (The Dream)|Taron]] is a moon of Vortis. | ||
* In the live reconstruction of the [[Fang Rock lighthouse]] event, [[Stombot]] is cast as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Flaxis]] is [[Leela]], Starvel is [[Vince Hawkins]], [[Stoun]] is Lord [[Henry Palmerdale]], Kryntz is [[Colonel]] [[James Skinsale]] and [[Snarg]] is the Rutan. | |||
* Shakespeare sees the [[Sontaran]]s as "[[War]]-[[Goblin]]s", the Doctor as a "White-Haired Old Doctor", and the Rutan Host as a "[[Green]]-[[Eye]]d [[Monster]]". | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Sontarans | * The Sontarans perform a live reconstruction of a Rutan's death at [[Fang Rock]], entitled ''The Most Glorious Defeat and Most Deserv'd Death of the Trifling Rutan Foe at Fang Rock''. It was made to demonstrate the Rutans' "feebleness" against "[[Human|puny subspecies]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'') | ||
* The Sontarans are on [[Vortis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:37, 13 April 2024
The Dream was the sixth story in The Shakespeare Notebooks, featuring a representation of the First Doctor.
Summary[[edit]]
One of the strangest sections of the Shakespeare Notebooks comprises a form of "dream diary", in which he apparently recorded characters, situations and images that had come to him in his sleep.
Of particular interest is the entry for 24 June 1594 - the midsummer night's dream that inspired one of his well-loved plays, which appears to have been born entirely from his imagination...
Characters[[edit]]
- Old Doctor
- William Shakespeare
- Butterfly King Hrobron
- Butterfly Queen Tetynia
- Flaxis
- Field Major Kryntz
- Stoun
- Fabricator Stombot
- Starvel
- Snarg
Worldbuilding[[edit]]
- On Vortis are a "butterfly" king and queen, each riding a "giant ant" and accompanied by "giant grubs" and "woodlice men".
- Taron is a moon of Vortis.
- In the live reconstruction of the Fang Rock lighthouse event, Stombot is cast as the Fourth Doctor, Flaxis is Leela, Starvel is Vince Hawkins, Stoun is Lord Henry Palmerdale, Kryntz is Colonel James Skinsale and Snarg is the Rutan.
- Shakespeare sees the Sontarans as "War-Goblins", the Doctor as a "White-Haired Old Doctor", and the Rutan Host as a "Green-Eyed Monster".
Notes[[edit]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit]]
- The Sontarans perform a live reconstruction of a Rutan's death at Fang Rock, entitled The Most Glorious Defeat and Most Deserv'd Death of the Trifling Rutan Foe at Fang Rock. It was made to demonstrate the Rutans' "feebleness" against "puny subspecies". (TV: Horror of Fang Rock)
- The Sontarans are on Vortis. (TV: The Web Planet)
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