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The Tempest

William Shakespeare

3.64 AVERAGE


I liked this Shakespeare play because it was unique: a savage man, a wizard, a king, a spirit. Rather than just a love story, this one was bizarre and interesting. Though I think I’ll have to read it again to fully retain the meaning and themes.

+++he in fact was not cooking. if i were a peasant in the front row at this play i would bite shakespeare's leg

the lady voicing ariel and miranda in my audiobook did a pathetic swooning maiden voice for both of them and it definitely did not improve my experience. it was on yt so beggars cant be choosers i guess
dark emotional inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of his finest. The ending monologue reads like an epigraph for the bard's career

... I don't understand, but slay ig
adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A nice, tale with a good ending. But the verse style and the quaint language made things difficult to grasp. I did find several of the popular Shakespearean quotes and enjoyed reading those parts. 
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ehh, wasnt the best book. I had to read it for english sooo.......

I read this for my late Shakespeare class; this is my tenth of his plays and fourth of his comedies that I’ve studied. I don’t have a lot of thoughts on this one! I’d like to talk in class about the colonialism themes (especially with Caliban) and Prospero being Shakespeare himself. Definitely not his funniest comedy, but it’s interesting to read the last one he wrote on his own.
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beats Othello, but I'm not a fan of plays