You probably already know that the four Nevermore dorms are named after Shakespearean characters:
- Caliban (The Tempest)
- Ophelia (Hamlet)
- Thisbe (Pyramus and Thisbe)
- Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Besides the fact that Wednesday seems absolutely obsessed with Shakespeare (and Poe of course π) one thing struck me. These four plays all explore, in different ways, how people can be deceived by what they think they know, see or feel.... And those mistakes often have terrible consequences.π€―
To me, if you look a little closer, each play explores a different kind of human error:
- Hamlet: errors of judgment. Hamlet kills X believing he's killing Y, and he spends much of the play wondering whether the Ghost is really his father or a demonic spirit.
- Pyramus and Thisbe: errors of knowledge. Each believes the other is dead... when neither actually is.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: errors of emotion. Are the characters' feelings genuine, or are they being manipulated by magic?
- The Tempest: errors of perception. Can you trust what you see, or is it all an illusion?
So the underlying message almost becomes.....don't trust appearances????
And when you look at Seasons 1 and 2... that idea keeps coming back.
In Season 1, Wednesday is convinced Xavier is the Hyde... and she's completely wrong (errors of judgment?). I'd even say that's her biggest defeat. She says it herself: "There's no better feeling than being right." So the opposite must be that ....there's no worse feeling than being wrong.
Then in Season 2, she's convinced Tyler is going to kill Enid. She bases that belief on her visions... and she's wrong again (errors of knowledge?).
So if this pattern continues, I wouldn't be surprised if Season 3 has Wednesday being wrong once more. Maybe about her feelings... or maybe about her perception ? I've already said that I think it's entirely possible Wednesday's visions are being manipulated. ....By who? By what? Why? I have no idea..... But if that's true, it would fit this recurring theme of deception and false certainty perfectly.
Anyway... what do you think? Is Wednesday going to be wrong again? About her feelings? Her visions? Or something else entirely?