('the great Mart, Martha, Marta comment' refers to an earlier question in the same interview about the correct pronunciation of Marthe.
Did Shakespeare ever imagine that? Hell no.
Remember sort of like the great Mart, Martha, Marta comment, that there’s kind of no right way to do any of this, because it is an interpretation, just like you could go see a Shakespeare play and everybody’s wearing flower costumes. With Ysabeau, it was the proverbial 'pick any two' dilemma: gorgeous, young, and terrifying don't generally coexist in human females, and since vampires don't tend to show up to casting calls, well, the casting director in this case (apparently with the author's full blessing) chose gorgeous and terrifying and ran with it.Īs with all casting questions, it helps to keep in mind that the role of Juliet was originally played by a young boy.Įditing to add: I found an interview with Deborah Harkness where she basically says the same thing:Īnd the other thing is like really we only have human beings to capture these characters.
Perhaps over time the daedric magic begins to wane and the aging process, although slow, begins. Marthe was indeed turned late in life, so she's supposed to look like she's in her 60s or 70s. Serana spent thousands of years down in the cave while babette spent only a hundred or two as a vampire. Having now read the books (twice), I believe the answer is 'no, they don't age, but film is an imperfect medium.'
