FIC: Thou Wilt Quake For This (6/9)

[tkel_paris]

Title: Thou Wilt Quake For This
Genre: Much Ado About Nothing
Rating: T (except for the DVD extra)
Author: tkel_paris
Summary: Benedick and Beatrice have found themselves forced to marry. While their family and friends are determined to make them fall in love, a chance emerges to expose the villains who trapped them. Can they succeed and protect Hero?

Comments

[sykira]

hey I just noticed your mood is changing from tired to exhausted and I know you are sick and I feel like a heel keeping u awake demanding more and more chapters! u should sleep! I can wait til tomorrow for ch9, my entire day plan is reading this fic anyway!

The dynamics of the hen/stag night FASCINATE me, and your reworking of them fascinate me more. I LOVE that Benedick is obviously just as enamored of Bea in overalls as much as a fancy outfit, and I love that you picked uo on how clear it was that she was clearly out to avoid male attention and yet drinking to avoid thinking about all the confusing stuff to process, not cause she's a slut or any other vacuous annoying misogynistic explanation--but it was still a brave choice for the staging of the play given that a woman's honor still hinges on her exploits when unchaperoned at a party with wayward men :_(

You capture the weighty looks between Bea and Ben here gorgeously even though they carry different meaning than in the play. I always wanted him to be more protective and always love her fending off attention (and very much with that bubble, that's there around Catherine the whole play, so interesting).

I can't even dwell on the Hero stuff though cause argh I want to throttle the bad guys! Your version is much less painful as it drags out the misery so much less, whew!

[tkel_paris]

I was feeling mostly fine (aside from my throat) until last night, and only after I showered. I've had to worry about using as little water as possible to keep my costs down, and so I started taking my showers while still waiting for the water to warm. It feels fine after a hot day or the gym, but... oh, I was shivering. By then my throat hit its worst state, which probably led to an oral temp of over 101. (I think when your throat is that raw it generates its own heat.) Trust me, I slept today, although it didn't feel restful between the sun and the sweating. But the fever broke and I can almost swallow without it being horribly painful.

It amazes me that they did a hen night. I mean, we are talking a slightly different era for the setting, but still. And Beatrice drinking was another brave choice: it had the potential to go very wrong for her, but she's too tough to let things happen easily. Still... I'm sure Benedick would've rather been at her side.

Which was why I'm sure you loved his presence in "Glance of Love" before she could have TOO much to drink. :)

It helps that it's writing aimed at people who've seen the performance. Sadly I didn't have the benefit of rewatching the play. I have to do some meddling to try to be able to do it again. Digital Theatre suggested uninstalling and reinstalling. Grr...

Anyway... Chapter Nine is up!