But shipping Thomasina/Septimus is the totally correct response to Arcadia! I mean, that dance! And how he spent the rest of his life trying to solve her proof! Basically, you're not a terrible person, IMO. And Arcadia's my favorite Stoppard, as well - and the one I've read a million times. Which is also to say that I'm curious what production choices you particularly liked about that production, 'cos I could probably tell you whether they were Stoppard-handed-down or invented by the group doing the show.