This drama is one of the great comedy plays by William Shakespeare. The themes illustrated in the play are freedom, friendship , repentance and forgiveness and feature different temperaments illustrating temperance and intemperance. The plot starts when King Alonso of Naples and his entourage sail home for Italy after attending his daughter's wedding in Tunis, Africa. They encounter a violent storm, or Tempest. Everyone jumps overboard and are washed ashore on a strange island inhabited by the magician Prospero who has deliberately conjured up the storm. Prospero and Miranda live in a cave on the island which is also inhabited by Ariel, a sprite who carries out the bidding of Prospero, and the ugly, half human Caliban. Various plots against the main characters fail thanks to the magic of Prospero. The play ends with all the plotters repenting the Tempest is calmed.
Themes of this play:
The themes in this play are:
- Power
- Control
- Forgiveness
- Betrayal
- Revenge
Previous productions of this play:
One previous production of The Tempest was directed by David Farr in 2012, this was part of a trilogy which included Twelfth Night and The Comedy of Errors.
Here is a photo of Ariel taken from this production.
Another production of the tempest, done is 2006, was directed by Rupert Goold. This version famouslyfeatured Patrick Stewart as Prospero.
My opinion:
My thoughts on this drift towards the characters of Trinculo and Stephano, in which we could elaborate on their relationship and make quite a comedic piece.
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