As I am unfamiliar with the original Shakespeare play, I don't actually know the original meaning behind the lines from the song Be As Thou Wast. I wonder how those lines were originally used?

I wonder how the writers meant for Timothy's lover's enduring love to be interpreted. In the original play, only Lysander is given the antidote for the love potion, so the pairing of Demetrius and Helena, while good for the happy ending, can be viewed as unnatural. However, it is implied that Timothy cured everyone in the town, but his lover still loves him. It is never stated why this is, as he could secretly already had a crush on Timothy, or not actually been cured, or maybe Ms. Tebbit did something. I feel like this is left ambiguous on purpose, but to me it is important because it plays a role into the writers' message the article mentions about true acceptance, versus the forced acceptance that Timothy inflicts upon the town

I was pleasantly surprised by the writer's ability to subvert expectations. While I am unfamiliar with the original Shakespeare script, I was surprised by the song Timothy sings when he crafts the love flower, as I believe that wasn't actually originally Puck's song, though I could be wrong. More importantly, that perceived blending of original material into this adaptation in a way that seems natural speaks volumes to the genius of the writers.

I found it rather interesting that this story isn't about Timothy finding confidence in his identity, or acceptance from his close family and friends, as his best friends already accept him for who he is, and while they fight at times his mother accepts him too, despite her struggles with reconciling that acceptance with the demands of of society as a whole. This is instead, as the article states, about the town as a whole coming to tolerate, if not accept, homosexuality. while it was confusing for the first 1/3 of the movie or so as I had trouble understanding what the conflict could be, I believe this is actually a very important and often overlooked idea.

It is also to my understanding that in Elizabethan London, younger boys were primarily used to play female roles, due to their less developed stature and higher pitched voices. I wonder if the writers intended to also draw this parallel by setting Timothy and the other boys as seniors, about to embark out into adulthood, or if this was more a representative choice of the modern conflict between younger and older generations in America about homosexuality.

In the movie, Mrs. Tebbit initially seems supportive of Timothy's goals, but slowly begins to reprimand him as he goes further and further. I initially assumed she would be a representation of Oberon or Titania, she didn't really seem to fit into the either of those roles, at least as I understand them. in this case, I wonder exactly who the writers intended her to represent.