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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I can always appreciate Shakespeare and the great messages in his plays especially in this one but it just wasn't the best read I had in a while.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’ve never read something that united joy and despair so entirely. Everyone here seems to want a just master, as if there is no world without a master. No one sticks it to the man, except Prospero… who prides himself on the forgiveness he dispenses when he’s enslaved a whole island to carry out his whims. Antonio’s goal to profit off any situation, summed up in his last line regarding Caliban, is wonderfully one-dimensional, mirroring the West’s indefatigable appetite for material gain. Prospero’s epilogue, pleading for his audience’s forgiveness by means of applause (indulgence) feels like a plea to God. Odd that the same character who said “Hell is empty and all the devils are here” marries the character who says the most naive line of the play, with her last words expressing wonder at the beautiful people—nefarious people, in reality—who inhabit this “brave new world.” Shakespeare has never been more hopeful of, or cynical toward, humanity.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
i’m reviewing this like 2 weeks after reading it so i can’t rlly remember anything except there was magic and then there wasn’t, and the storm also wasn’t real but it sort of was. there was also curses of ownership and this guy who was a bit like frankenstein’s creature who made me sad. this is reminding me of goncharov, and i think that’s all i can say on the matter
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Honestly, really enjoyed! Had to read it for school and I definitely used modern language translations to help but this is a super fun read with really colorful characters and a touching little epilogue seemingly from William himself :)
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
This is a play I’ve been wanting to read for AGES! Well, ever since I found out it was the base for the film Forbidden Planet. My grandfather introduced me to that movie when I was a kid, and it became a firm favourite :0)
Coming back to Shakespeare, this play is rather short on plot, compared to others I’ve read. It all centres on revenge, forgiveness, and renouncing one’s magic. All somehow revolves around who will Have Miranda, for that person will have the power/prize. Not that surprising for the time, and yet, the Bard has written some feisty and intelligent heroines before. No, the whole focus is really on Prospero and his journey.
I did like the way Sleep is used, since I can see how the scriptwriters used this for the film. Actually, I actively tried to see what aspects had been utilised :0) Some very famous lines do appear - funny how those filter through and become known by osmosis.
“Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows”
Not my favourite of Shakespeare, but well worth the read. Now, let’s watch the film :0)
This is a play I’ve been wanting to read for AGES! Well, ever since I found out it was the base for the film Forbidden Planet. My grandfather introduced me to that movie when I was a kid, and it became a firm favourite :0)
Coming back to Shakespeare, this play is rather short on plot, compared to others I’ve read. It all centres on revenge, forgiveness, and renouncing one’s magic. All somehow revolves around who will Have Miranda, for that person will have the power/prize. Not that surprising for the time, and yet, the Bard has written some feisty and intelligent heroines before. No, the whole focus is really on Prospero and his journey.
I did like the way Sleep is used, since I can see how the scriptwriters used this for the film. Actually, I actively tried to see what aspects had been utilised :0) Some very famous lines do appear - funny how those filter through and become known by osmosis.
“Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows”
Not my favourite of Shakespeare, but well worth the read. Now, let’s watch the film :0)
So done with this. I would have liked the play more if I hasn't had to read and overly analyze every aspect of this play is very much like beating a dead horse with a stick. (Thank you assy world lit professor.) The play is good, it's worth a read, if you're reading it for a class I wish you the best of luck and I hope the analysis doesn't ruin it for you. It ruined it for me.