neptune namesake roman god of the sea distance from sun 4,501.2 million kms moons 8 period of revolution 164.79 Earth years equatorial diameter 49,528 kms rotation period 16.11 hours ruler of pisces governs feet represents spirituality, illusion, dreams, poetry, abstract thought, movies, music, dance, television, theater, fashion, glamor, drugs, alcohol, flattery, subversion, trances, hypnosis

ILLUSION AND DISSOLUTION a brief examination of the intersection between gender and the anti-theatrical debate in william shakespeare's a midsummer night's dream. (originally written may 1996.)