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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... meanings quite different from those they had in the sixteenth century. In the theater, most of these difficulties are solved for us by actors who study the language and articulate it for us so that the essential meaning is heard—or ...
... meanings quite different from those they had in the sixteenth century. In the theater, most of these difficulties are solved for us by actors who study the language and articulate it for us so that the essential meaning is heard—or ...
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... meaning. In the opening scenes of The Tempest, for example, the word hearts has the meaning of “hearties, good fellows,” hand is used where we would say “handle, lay hold of,” art is used where we would say “learning” or “skill,” brave ...
... meaning. In the opening scenes of The Tempest, for example, the word hearts has the meaning of “hearties, good fellows,” hand is used where we would say “handle, lay hold of,” art is used where we would say “learning” or “skill,” brave ...
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... meaning is quite dependent on the place given each word. “The dog bit the boy” and “The boy bit the dog” mean very different things, even though the individual words are the same. Because English places such importance on the positions ...
... meaning is quite dependent on the place given each word. “The dog bit the boy” and “The boy bit the dog” mean very different things, even though the individual words are the same. Because English places such importance on the positions ...
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... meanings (or on a single word that has more than one meaning). In The Tempest, two sets of characters use puns. Antonio and Sebastian use them to mock other people. When, at 2.1.18–19, GonzaReading Shakespeare's Language xxi lo says ...
... meanings (or on a single word that has more than one meaning). In The Tempest, two sets of characters use puns. Antonio and Sebastian use them to mock other people. When, at 2.1.18–19, GonzaReading Shakespeare's Language xxi lo says ...
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... meaning one who amuses others and gets paid for it. Gonzalo responds with a pun of his own, saying that “Dolor [i.e. ... meanings of the word “natural,” saying that Caliban, though a monster (and hence unnatural), is a simpleton or ...
... meaning one who amuses others and gets paid for it. Gonzalo responds with a pun of his own, saying that “Dolor [i.e. ... meanings of the word “natural,” saying that Caliban, though a monster (and hence unnatural), is a simpleton or ...
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