The Tempest

Paperback, 122 pages

English language

Published by Amazon Classics.

ISBN:
978-1-5420-4918-4
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OCLC Number:
1049819613

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For years, Prospero, sorcerer and overthrown Duke of Milan, and his daughter, Miranda, have been marooned on an island of magic, both good and evil. When a ship carrying his usurping brother sails within the realm of his power, Prospero unleashes a storm that leaves the crew washed ashore, separated, and vulnerable to his enchantments—and open to forgiveness, repentance, and love.

Given its themes of reconciliation and closure, and its references to the dissolution of “the great globe,” this tragicomedy of illusion and the supernatural is believed by some critics to be Shakespeare’s spellbinding farewell to the stage.

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Magie, pardon et illusions – Mon voyage à travers La Tempête de William Shakespeare

Lire La Tempête de Shakespeare a été pour moi comme embarquer sur une île où chaque souffle de vent et chaque éclat de lumière semblaient chargés de sens cachés. Dès l’ouverture, avec le naufrage orchestré par la magie de Prospero, j’ai senti que j’entrais dans un monde où le réel et l’imaginaire se mêlent de façon inextricable.

Prospero, duc déchu et exilé, domine l’île grâce à ses livres et à ses arts occultes. Ce personnage m’a fasciné : à la fois manipulateur et protecteur, il incarne pour moi la complexité du pouvoir. Sa relation avec sa fille Miranda m’a touché par sa tendresse, mais c’est surtout son rapport aux autres habitants de l’île qui m’a troublé : Ariel, l’esprit aérien, figure de liberté différée, et Caliban, l’esclave révolté, dont la voix de souffrance résonne avec une force que je n’attendais pas.

Ce qui m’a le plus marqué, c’est …

Review of 'The Tempest' on 'Goodreads'

Many consider this to be Shakespeare last play for...reasons. Reading it, I am inclined to believe, since it seems like Shakespeare is literally phoning it in. Throughout the play, it is clear Shakespeare is just completing his contract with the Globe and wanted to pursue his true passion: collecting rent on his properties.

Exhibit A: There is no conflict. Prospero is in control of everything at all times. He wants to do a couple things, he does them. Someone decides they may want to add some actual tension to the story and they are almost immediately defeated in this by Ariel, an omnipotent spirit that Prospero happens to have found on the island in a tree.

Exhibit B: There is no awkwardness or conflict in the hook-up in this play. None. Miranda meets Ferdinand, they fall in love, Ferdinand proves his undying love by chopping and carrying firewood. They marry. …

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