's adaptations are basically minimal. The actors are also well done.
That's what this character is like. He has many flaws, but also has its own advantages. What the TV series did not show, such as his understanding of magic and the Raven King, are relatively correct. And much of Strange's understanding is problematic.
He actually had a similar concept to Strange when he was young, but after experiencing setbacks, he understood some things, but unfortunately he couldn't convey it to Strange better.
2. Strange
's biggest adaptation should be the emotional line between him and his wife.
Although the relationship between him and his wife is good in the original book, it is not as deep as in the play.
He didn't try to resurrect his wife with black magic (it's not actually black magic. Resurrection can be done, Raven King resurrected Vinculus. It's just that he is not capable enough to really resurrect others).
After his wife's death, he wishes to become a madman and summon fairies, but only for his own magical research, for his own ambitions and fight against Norrell, not for his wife. Of course, he also regretted seeing his wife in Wonderland later, and has been working hard to save her.
But in the original book, there are criticisms of his previous neglect of his wife, which is considered one of his flaws.
The other flaw is that he's arrogant and arrogant, but that's how his personality complements Norrell's.
3. The silver-haired fairy
Thistle-haired fairy is the biggest adaptation.
He embodied the original setting of fairies in the original book: they are not evil, they are just not good or evil by nature. They have their own laws and behavioral styles, cruel and simple, willful and arrogant, but they are not inherently evil.
In the original book, this fairy has a more lively and lovely character, and is very enthusiastic about Stephen, the black housekeeper. Gave him a bunch of weird gifts. He's also very enthusiastic about the old king and teases the psychiatric caretaker who is watching over the old king. He likes to do all kinds of strange rituals, he can also talk to beasts and all things, and he likes to sing and dance. He is a very interesting character. And it didn't make it clear whether he was a servant of the Raven King.
In the play, he is very old-fashioned, serious, and evil. I don't understand why the troublesome setting that he must exchange contracts for stealing humans is included in the play. In the original book, he just took whoever he wanted to take away.
Fourth, Childermass, Norrell's
original housekeeper, he is more willful, neither humble nor arrogant, more open-minded, more chaotic and neutral, and more interesting. But there is no loyalty to Norrell like in the show. Mrs. Pole's embroidery, his going to cut it, and the hijacking of letters between Strange and his wife are all adaptations.
Loyalty is his good quality, but not to a certain person. but to his own principles. Of course he is very loyal to the Raven King.
5. Vinculus, the street mage
is more rational. More purposeful, less neurotic.
6. Stephen, Stephen in the black housekeeper
drama feels relatively incompetent, and sometimes inexplicably a little helpless. The second half of the play, after the adaptation, brought Vinculus and him and several of the main characters together in a lunatic asylum, making it very confusing.
In the original book, he is still incompetent... (the disparity in strength is too great) but there are more psychological descriptions and main perspective descriptions of him. He did not stop his mistress from asking for help, but he has always tried to protect and save those who the fairy wants to harm. people (although not to a significant degree). The development of this character is more natural. In the original book, he was not so protective of the master's family, and he was more hostile to the English.
7. Raven King
There are three volumes in total. Mr. Norrell in the first volume, Jonathan Strange in the second volume, and John Uskglass in the third volume, is the Raven King. The Raven King is the real protagonist of the original novel. The story ends by mentioning that Norrell and JS were actually part of a spell by the Raven King to bring magic back to England.
His adaptation could not be commented on. Because the TV series didn't set him up as the protagonist.
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