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The Tempest

William Shakespeare

3.64 AVERAGE

medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Loveable characters: No

The Tempest
4/5
I think it's NOT bad at all. In fact, I loved it!
I love the themes of power struggle, colonialism and magic all in one melting part AND ALSO THE MARRIAGE PART!
But at one point, it's kind of sad too. Prospero was able to meet his objectives (sorta to be back into Naples)... but Caliban continuously to be the one oppressed from the island and the one lesser in power.
I thought the beasts were quite Disney too, with Ariel spying on all these CONSPIRACIES TO KILL PROSPERO.

READING THIS
I am so grateful that today the western world is much more multicultural than it is. BUT still there is a lot of exclusions. WHEN HAVE U SEEN AN ASIAN PRESIDENT IN AMERICA OR AUSTRALIA??
#alsostopminorityhate
#stopracialmyths

Bon moment

I absolutely adore this play! “ hell is empty and all of the devils are here” is just a perfect line! I really do love everything about this play and think the language is wonderful, it reads so nicely and fluently and you can visualise everything that is going on. Prospero and Ariel are very interesting characters and I love the dynamics between the supernatural and the mundane characters. I would recommend this to anyone interested in Shakespeare.
adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

The Tempest still remains one of the plays I don’t entirely like and I don’t know why; it also felt super short and not as developed as I thought
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes