William Shakespeare
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 218 pages Rating: 3.81 | 162860 Users | 3829 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Tempest |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Prospero, Andrew Carnegie, Miranda, Ariel (Shakespeare), Caliban, Ferdinand, Alonso, Antonio, Sebastian, Gonzalo, Trinculo & Stephano, Boatswain |
| Setting: | Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland Scotland |
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Alternate Cover/publisher Edition ISBN 0743482832 (ISBN13: 9780743482837) Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare booksItemize Out Of Books The Tempest
| Title | : | The Tempest |
| Author | : | William Shakespeare |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Folger Shakespeare Library (UK/CAN) |
| Pages | : | Pages: 218 pages |
| Published | : | July 2004 by Washington Square Press (first published 1611) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Plays |
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Ratings: 3.81 From 162860 Users | 3829 ReviewsEvaluation Out Of Books The Tempest
Knowing that The Tempest is most likely Shakespeare's final play, it's hard to avoid noticing the hints of retirement in the text. Toward the end of the final act, Prospero solemnly describes the conclusion of his practice of the magic arts, just as Shakespeare might describe the end of his writing career:Have I given fire and rifted Jove's stout oakWith his own bolt; the strong-based promontoryHave I made shake and by the spurs pluck'd upThe pine and cedar: graves at my commandHave waked theirHell is empty and all the devils are here.Believed to have been written in 1611, this may have been one of his last plays. The mature bard, he would have been 47 at this time and with only 5 more years left in this world, created in my humble opinion one of his finest plays....and then, in dreaming, / The clouds methought would open and show riches / Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked / I cried to dream again.Telling the tale of shipwrecked Prospero, the sorcerer Duke of Milan, and his
****Spoiler alert. Which seems really funny to do with a play over 400 years old.**** Our revels now are ended...These our actors, As I fortold you, were all spirits, andAre melted into air, into thin air,And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,The solemn temples, the great globe itself,Yea, all which is inherit, shall dissolve, And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,Leave not a rack behind: we are such stuffAs dreams are made on; and our
If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.On this re-reading I noticed that the word "brave" was used a few times in the movies that I watched (Taymor, 2010 & Jarman 1979). I like this word. It generates a very good feeling in my heart. This word often makes me think of someone who has a quality to face something difficult with the strength of heart / mind / body... Does not take me much to feel a respect and admiration for this person... I also come to know that the word
I might as well admit I don't understand what it's about - it's still absolutely gorgeous to listen to. Here are my three favourite bits. Bronze goes to what's generally considered Shakespeare's farewell to the dramatic arts:... Now I wantSpirits to enforce, art to enchant,And my ending is despair,Unless I be relieved by prayer,Which pierces so that it assaultsMercy itself and frees all faults.As you from crimes would pardon'd be,Let your indulgence set me free.Silver to the following, surely
"Your tale, sir, would cure deafness." The first time I read Shakespeare was when I was around ten years old. I borrowed a collected edition of translated Shakespearian plays from my library just because I heard someone talk about him. I read around half a dozen of his famous plays like a pro.... and everything I read went over my head. There were merchants, betrayal, ghosts, blood, somebody's skull! What's happening?But Tempest was an exception. My younger version loved that play because it
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