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verosnotebook 's review for:
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
“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)