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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Review:
William Shakespeare reigns supreme with his great literature works with an effortless approach and unique style to his writing. The Tempest has proven to remain of great quality and well-written rhymes. The characters felt distant and rarely personal but their dramatics were highlighted with humour. Societal issues were highlighted and dished successfully on a silver platter. Conversations felt long and hard to remain focused, but a story line of depth and detail was highly appreciated.
Personal review:
The read was well-written but essentially slow. I felt incredibly disconnected from the characters as they all felt like a ghost haunting you by walking past empty hallways. I found subliminal messages being highlighted via the relationship between every character that reflects current and old societal issues. From racism, colonialism to social hierarchy, William Shakespeare confidently sown a view for the reader to see without being distracted. Conversations felt long and irrelevant questioning for its relevance but overall a determined mind is willing to sit and read through the conversation between characters. Overall a good but slow read.
William Shakespeare reigns supreme with his great literature works with an effortless approach and unique style to his writing. The Tempest has proven to remain of great quality and well-written rhymes. The characters felt distant and rarely personal but their dramatics were highlighted with humour. Societal issues were highlighted and dished successfully on a silver platter. Conversations felt long and hard to remain focused, but a story line of depth and detail was highly appreciated.
Personal review:
The read was well-written but essentially slow. I felt incredibly disconnected from the characters as they all felt like a ghost haunting you by walking past empty hallways. I found subliminal messages being highlighted via the relationship between every character that reflects current and old societal issues. From racism, colonialism to social hierarchy, William Shakespeare confidently sown a view for the reader to see without being distracted. Conversations felt long and irrelevant questioning for its relevance but overall a determined mind is willing to sit and read through the conversation between characters. Overall a good but slow read.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
When you let your brother run your dukedom so you can read enough books to become a wizard and get double-crossed by him and later shipwreck him using spirit magic
Had to read it for school
Update: I decided to finally reread this book in hopes that I would understand it a little bit more and I don't.
Update: I decided to finally reread this book in hopes that I would understand it a little bit more and I don't.
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was quite lovely (and pleasantly brief!), though I think I agree with my edition's introduction that it - moreso than many Shakespeare plays - demands to be staged. The music, special effects, and trickery would no doubt be a lot more fun on stage, and for the first time in a while I am tempted to seek out a production (this is one of the few plays on my reading list that I haven't seen staged nor have I studied before). Many famous lines, and some gorgeous language, though it loses one star for having a lone female character with basically no agency nor wit. I'm also not sure what to do with the treatment of Caliban and Ariel - it doesn't seem a question of stars, but rather one I want to think and read more postcolonial theory about.
Now I want to go reread Margaret Atwood's delightful "Hagseed."
Now I want to go reread Margaret Atwood's delightful "Hagseed."
The Tempest is shorter than I had originally thought. I read the whole thing in one day more or less. I haven't read Shakespeare in awhile, but I enjoyed reading this one, especially since I finally get to read the origins of Caliban's namesake from Rob Thurman's Cal Leandros series. I was surprised that this play is not a tragedy but a comedy. It's definitely interesting to glimpse at Shakespeare's thoughts during his last moments also. However, I, perhaps cynically, doubt that such a guy as Prospero really exists.