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For the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare's First Folio, I thought I would read one of the plays in it which, but for its publication, would have been lost to us. While a performance of this play (though I have never seen one) contains some strong imagery, I don't think this worked as a playscript. After a strong start in Act 1 with the shipwreck, and Prospero's backstory conversation with Miranda, I thought it meandered after that and I didn't enjoy it much. No. I don't know if I stopped liking Shakespeare or if this is just plain bad, but I refuse to continue. It's sexist, boring and I don't want to. The reason I picked this up is because I am interested in two books that are inspired by this play so I wanted to give the original a try. I will look up a summary or something that doesn't waste my time instead. Maybe I don't enjoy reading plays anymore. Belongs to Publisher SeriesBUR: Lo Shakespeare della BUR [Rizzoli] (Commedie, 1) — 21 more Is contained in4 Plays: As You Like It; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Tempest; Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Elizabethan Drama in Two Volumes [set] by Charles William Eliot (indirect) The Harvard Classics [50 Volume Set] by Charles William Eliot (indirect) 3 Plays: The Merry Wives of Windsor; The Tempest; The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare 4 Plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Taming of the Shrew; The Tempest; Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare The Annotated Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, Sonnets and Other Poems, Tragedies and Romances Complete by William Shakespeare (indirect) El Mercader De Venecia La Tempestad (Clasicos Universales/ Universal Classics) (Spanish Edition) by William Shakespeare Shakespeares Dramatische Werke zehnter Band: Cymbeline, Das Wintermärchen, Der Sturm, Shakespeares Leben by William Shakespeare The Norton Shakespeare: Four-Volume Set by Stephen Greenblatt (indirect) The Norton Shakespeare: Two Volume Set by William Shakespeare (indirect) Is retold inHas the (non-series) sequelHas the adaptationIs parodied inIs replied to inInspiredHas as a reference guide/companionHas as a studyHas as a supplementHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideAwardsNotable Lists
Drama.
Fiction.
HTML: The Tempest is thought by many to be Shakespeare's greatest and most perfect play. When the magician Prospero deliberately summons a storm to overcome his enemy King Alonso of Naples ship the passengers are washed ashore on a fantastical island. Prospero manipulates the king, his entourage, apparitions and fiends as he schemes revenge on the hapless Alonso. Prospero's daughter and the King's son Ferdinand fall in love and their fraught lover provides the catalyst for their fathers' reconciliation, contrition and clemency. .No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)822.33Literature English & Old English literatures English drama Elizabethan 1558-1625 Shakespeare, William 1564–1616LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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As for the Tempest, I found it to be a be a bit - overdone. Prospero and his granddaughter, Miranda, are exiled to an empty island, where he learns secret magical arts of binding spirits. A number of years later, he uses these arts to bring his nemesis and their sons to the island, where after a few pranks and punishment, Miranda and Ferdinand are engaged to each other and all is well. ( )