The TempestSimon and Schuster, 23.08.2011 - 272 Seiten Putting romance onstage, The Tempest gives us a magician, Prospero, a former duke of Milan who was displaced by his treacherous brother, Antonio. Prospero is exiled on an island, where his only companions are his daughter, Miranda, the spirit Ariel, and the monster Caliban. When his enemies are among those caught in a storm near the island, Prospero turns his power upon them through Ariel and other spirits. The characters exceed the roles of villains and heroes. Prospero seems heroic, yet he enslaves Caliban and has an appetite for revenge. Caliban seems to be a monster for attacking Miranda, but appears heroic in resisting Prospero, evoking the period of colonialism during which the play was written. Miranda's engagement to Ferdinand, the Prince of Naples and a member of the shipwrecked party, helps resolve the drama. The authoritative edition of The Tempest from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an eBook. Features include: · The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference · Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation · 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 · Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books · An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play |
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... magic caused him to lose sight of the political necessity of maintaining power, which he then lost to his treacherous brother, Antonio. When we first meet Prospero, he has already suffered twelve years of exile on a desert island, where ...
... magic caused him to lose sight of the political necessity of maintaining power, which he then lost to his treacherous brother, Antonio. When we first meet Prospero, he has already suffered twelve years of exile on a desert island, where ...
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... magic power), a world where Prospero is master of a “full poor cell,” where he “sties” Caliban in a “rock,” a world of “urchins” and “marmosets” and “pignuts.” Simultaneously, he creates the world of Prospero and Miranda's past, a world ...
... magic power), a world where Prospero is master of a “full poor cell,” where he “sties” Caliban in a “rock,” a world of “urchins” and “marmosets” and “pignuts.” Simultaneously, he creates the world of Prospero and Miranda's past, a world ...
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... magic garment from me,” and then says immediately “So, / Lie there, Reading Shakespeare's Language xxiii my art [i.e., my magic power],”
... magic garment from me,” and then says immediately “So, / Lie there, Reading Shakespeare's Language xxiii my art [i.e., my magic power],”
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... magic power],” it is clear that Prospero's cloak is removed and placed on the stage. When, at 1.2.363, Prospero says to Miranda “Awake, dear heart, awake. Thou hast slept well. / Awake,” and Miranda responds “The strangeness of your ...
... magic power],” it is clear that Prospero's cloak is removed and placed on the stage. When, at 1.2.363, Prospero says to Miranda “Awake, dear heart, awake. Thou hast slept well. / Awake,” and Miranda responds “The strangeness of your ...
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... magic circle with his staff.” Because, in a stage produc-tion, the circle drawn by the actor is, of course, not “magic” at all, we instead print the following stage direction: “Prospero draws a large circle on the stage with his staff ...
... magic circle with his staff.” Because, in a stage produc-tion, the circle drawn by the actor is, of course, not “magic” at all, we instead print the following stage direction: “Prospero draws a large circle on the stage with his staff ...
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