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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series=[[Virgin Decalogs]] | |series = [[Virgin Decalogs]] | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | |doctor=Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Bernice Summerfield]] | |companions=[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Strella]], [[Reynart]], [[Zadek]], [[Farrah]] | ||
|enemy= [[Grendel of Gracht|Count Grendel]] | |||
|setting=[[Tara (planet)|Tara]], [[24th century]] | |setting=[[Tara (planet)|Tara]], [[24th century]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Paul Cornell | ||
|anthology= | |anthology= Decalog 2: Lost Property | ||
|prev=Where the Heart Is (short story) | |release date = 20 July 1995 | ||
|prev = Where the Heart Is (short story) | |||
|next=Housewarming (short story) | |next=Housewarming (short story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor tells Benny that Strella resembles his friend [[Romana I]]. | * The Doctor tells Benny that Strella resembles his friend [[Romana I]]. | ||
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* This was written in "play format", with affected archaic language. | * This was written in "play format", with affected archaic language. | ||
* The stories in ''Decalog 2'' have a common theme of homes owned or acquired by the Doctor. The home in this story is the land he owns on Tara. | * The stories in ''Decalog 2'' have a common theme of homes owned or acquired by the Doctor. The home in this story is the land he owns on Tara. | ||
* This story bears some resemblances with [[William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare's]] play ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' among others. The names, for example, ''Titania'' and ''Oberon'' are references to the same two characters in the very same play who also happen to be the king and queen of the faeries. | |||
* Other plays referenced include ''[[Macbeth]]'' (the three witches), ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' (women disguising as men and vice versa) and ''[[Hamlet]]'' (plot of revenge). | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor tells Benny of his previous visit to Tara ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'') and his previous encounter with the Kandyman. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'') | * The Doctor tells Benny of his previous visit to Tara ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'') and his previous encounter with the Kandyman. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{Whoniverse|DEC2.php#story4|The Trials of Tara}} | * {{Whoniverse|DEC2.php#story4|The Trials of Tara}} | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_dec2.htm#4|The Trials of Tara}} | {{dwrefguide|who_dec2.htm#4|The Trials of Tara}} | ||
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[[Category:Bernice Summerfield | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]] | ||
[[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Decalog 2: Lost Property short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield short stories]] | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 24th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 24th century]] | ||
[[Category:Short stories set in Mutter's Spiral]] | [[Category:Short stories set in Mutter's Spiral]] | ||
[[Category:Kandyman stories]] | |||
