The Tempest: A Guide to the PlayThe Tempest was first published in 1623 and is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. The product of his artistic maturity, it has inspired a variety of modern adaptations and remains one of his most popular plays. While its plot is fairly straightforward, The Tempest addresses numerous issues and topics current in the 17th century, such as magic and colonialism. Scholars, in turn, have responded by generating a vast body of criticism. This reference is a comprehensive guide to the play. |
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... Island . " We discover two people there , however : Prospero and his daughter , Miranda . Shakespeare apparently has equated his island with his stage just before the first actor enters . Prospero will call it a " bare island ...
... island's music . Was it there be- fore Prospero arrived , as Caliban would seem to suggest ( " the isle is full of noises , / Sounds and sweet airs " [ 3.2.133–34 ] ) ? Is it a kind of residual effect of Prospero's magic , creeping ...
... island may well be uninhabited again " ( 1993 , 246 ) . Most believe that Caliban “ will regain his liberty and his island " ( Vaughan and Vaughan 1999 , 9 ) . The play does not answer the question of what happens to him , though ...
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Voice in Motion: Staging Gender, Shaping Sound in Early Modern England Gina Bloom No preview available - 2007 |