It has been a few weeks since I have had tea time, but I can promise you that I was completely out of my element. It was fancy and proper, which I can pretend to be, but I was quite uncomfortable. We were acting very American and getting very snobbish looks from the high society aristocrats of the English empire. Nonetheless, I definitely loved having that experience. I got to be a stereotypical Brit for a little over an hour (even though we were so obviously American it was embarrassing). I actually ended up liking the tea! It had nothing on good ole' home style southern sweet tea, but it smelled amazing and really did not taste that bad. I liked it better without the milk in it.
The Importance of Being Earnest was one of my favorite shows that we saw. It was absolutely hilarious. Tea time and tea time food in this play was very important because it helped reinforce the themes of high society and the importance and perception of it. The characters had several conversations over tea time food that allowed the plot of the play to continue. It was an important part of high society, and it allowed the audience to see the stark contrast between Cecily, who lived in the country, and Gwendolyn, who was a snobbish member of high society. I also think that the muffins may have been a euphemism for something sexual, but that was just a feeling that I took away after seeing the play. This would make sense considering that the entire plot of the play was about getting these two women to marry the men eating the muffins.
Since this is my last blog post and our last night here, I just wanted to say that it has been an absolute blast. I'm really glad that I got to meet everyone, and I'm very thankful that a bunch of weird actors (and Candace and Michele) took me in as part of the gang. Thanks for everything Vivian and Shawn!
No comments:
Post a Comment