#listen they came onstage and i was like oh ariel is gay sweet. and like
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Ariel and Prospero's relationship is something that can be so
#i saw a production tonight#''do you love me master? ....no?'' and prospero touches ariel's cheek ''dearly my delicate ariel''#last time i saw it ariel made all her scenes so *sensual*#like i swear there was some kind of innuendo in ''to thy strong bidding task ariel and all her quality!''#like just the way she said it#and when she said the ''do you love me master?'' line there was such a long and tense pause before ''....................no?''#and prospero saying ''dearly my delicate ariel'' like it's a deep confession#listen#LISTEN#are you even really playing the tempest if ariel and prospero do not have some kind of subtextual homoerotic relationship#(in tonight's performance btw ariel was played by a they/them nonbinary actor but changed the line to ''ariel and all her quality'' and#listen they came onstage and i was like oh ariel is gay sweet. and like#LISTEN THEY WERE SO PERFECT OKAY#they were pouty and petty at the start and practically floated around the stage and just#listen to me there is SO MUCH SUBTEXT here#there is literally no way#that this play is cishet#ariel is#look#i've seen it 3 times and twice ariel was called her and i don't remember about the other time#and i#prospero your spirit servant has a CRUSH okay#ON YOU#ariel is literalyl i can't even my brain is just going in a loop of ariel adoration rn#ariel and puck and mercutio and viola and beatrice are the best shakespeare characters i am taking no criticism
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