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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
this was boring, annoying and didn’t make any sense really
adventurous
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I feel like I read this too fast to really enjoy it, but I think that I did regardless. I would've like to see more of Miranda, but whatever.
Actual rating: 4.5
When Shakespeare hit us with the “We are such stuff
As dreams are made on: and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep” my jaw dropped.
It was romantic! It was funny! It had sea storms and faeries and magic! And most of all, it was an amazing metaphor for the power of theater and art!
(Tentatively) my favorite Shakespeare play
When Shakespeare hit us with the “We are such stuff
As dreams are made on: and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep” my jaw dropped.
It was romantic! It was funny! It had sea storms and faeries and magic! And most of all, it was an amazing metaphor for the power of theater and art!
(Tentatively) my favorite Shakespeare play
"I weep at mine unworthiness, that dare not offer what I desire to give, and much less take what I shall die to want. But this is trifling, and all the more it seeks to hide itself the bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning, and prompt me, plain and holy innocence."
hopeful
medium-paced
( 2.5 stars )
there’s some cool scenes i guess but it’s just super racist and sexist. i don’t CARE that it was written hundreds of years ago, still hard to read.
there’s some cool scenes i guess but it’s just super racist and sexist. i don’t CARE that it was written hundreds of years ago, still hard to read.
Seen performed at Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2006.
Spoiler alert (lol it's ancient) if you have never read The Tempest:
Prospero really asked a lot of Ariel in this play. I don't know where my frame of reference is, maybe it's living in this pro-union moment in America; solidarity to the workers always whether they're humans or little island sprites. But I was just shocked at what Ariel was putting up with and I was absolutely certain that Ariel was going to lose his/her/its shit and murder Prospero. Like I was just bracing myself for a rampaging sprite.
Anyway, I completely misread the vibe of this 400 year old play. I just finished it and Prospero has a huge change of heart, sets Ariel and Caliban free, and willingly gives up his magic. There's also a love story.
It's pretty good. It's quotable.
Prospero really asked a lot of Ariel in this play. I don't know where my frame of reference is, maybe it's living in this pro-union moment in America; solidarity to the workers always whether they're humans or little island sprites. But I was just shocked at what Ariel was putting up with and I was absolutely certain that Ariel was going to lose his/her/its shit and murder Prospero. Like I was just bracing myself for a rampaging sprite.
Anyway, I completely misread the vibe of this 400 year old play. I just finished it and Prospero has a huge change of heart, sets Ariel and Caliban free, and willingly gives up his magic. There's also a love story.
It's pretty good. It's quotable.
I’m definitely not a Shakespeare reader so I won’t rate this. It’s for class and I did not have a single fuck to give. Found the audiobook on youtube✌🏼