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anastasiadreaming's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
‘Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises,
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.’
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.’
ekunes's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
siren224's review against another edition
1.0
انا قريتها أدب عالمي للناشئين ك قصة مش مسرحية وعجبتني جدا بس لما قرتها مسرحيه معجبتنيش اطلاقا معرفش ده بسبب الترجمه السيئه لأنطوان .. ولا بسبب ان شكسبير كان بيتفلسف زياده فيها
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Hell is Empty .. All devils are here !
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Hell is Empty .. All devils are here !
izzywizzzzy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I'm not built for Shakespeare apparently :/
mollicadipane's review against another edition
3.0
È in quesfo che dice quella roba che siamo fatto della stessa materia delle stelle slay
betka_s's review against another edition
2.0
Tak nevím. Možná to bylo prostě tím, že jsem četla překlad od Josefa Václava Sládka, který se snažil dodržet Shakespearův blankvers, který je pro češtinu dost nepřirozený. Možná už je to moje ponorka, každopádně se mi Bouře četla strašně špatně. Nezačetla jsem se, bylo to těžkopádné... A jako bonus mi to přišlo o ničem. Ne, tohle mě prostě nezaujalo...
christopherc's review against another edition
5.0
Shakespeare's play THE TEMPEST is, much like THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, a play where one is not quite sure whether to ascribe characterization to the ethnic stereotypes of the time or laud the playwright for looking beyond the prejudices of society to the universal equality of human beings. The plot of THE TEMPEST is generally about exiled duke and magician Prospero luring his enemies to his island to wreak vengence is entertaining enough, what remains with me after every reading is the interaction between Prospero and the indigenous islander Caliban. How, as Shakespeare has the reader ask, can Prospero blast his fellows for overthrowing him if the magician has done the same to Caliban? THE MERCHANT OF VENICE had Shylock giving a moving defence of his humanity before the jeers of Elizabethan society, but then he went back to being the Jewish villian that contemporary audiences would love to hate. Caliban gets that too, for although a European character muses on the possibility that primitive societies are superior to his own, Caliban is mostly exploited for a sort of comedy: watch as Prospero harasses and torments the foreigner!
Over the years I've seen certain conservative writers blast the tendency of contemporary readers to focus on the Prospero-Caliban relationship, seeing it as a manifestation of political correctness. Still, that's what makes THE TEMPEST intriguing and saves the play from being a fairly goofy account of conspirators getting their comeuppance through an elemental spirit playing tricks on them, and then two young people falling in love but being commanded not to get frisky.
I read the Bantam Classic edition of this work, which features some fine supplementary materials. The chapter on The Tempest in performance tracks the play's remarkable staging history, for Shakespeare's original work was usually extended operetta-style with music and dancing until the 20th century. Bantam also includes extracts from the 16th century works which served as an inspiration for Shakespeare's setting: Sylvester Jourdain's "A Discovery of the Bermudas", William Strachey's account of the same incident, and Baron Montaigne's essay on cannibals.
Over the years I've seen certain conservative writers blast the tendency of contemporary readers to focus on the Prospero-Caliban relationship, seeing it as a manifestation of political correctness. Still, that's what makes THE TEMPEST intriguing and saves the play from being a fairly goofy account of conspirators getting their comeuppance through an elemental spirit playing tricks on them, and then two young people falling in love but being commanded not to get frisky.
I read the Bantam Classic edition of this work, which features some fine supplementary materials. The chapter on The Tempest in performance tracks the play's remarkable staging history, for Shakespeare's original work was usually extended operetta-style with music and dancing until the 20th century. Bantam also includes extracts from the 16th century works which served as an inspiration for Shakespeare's setting: Sylvester Jourdain's "A Discovery of the Bermudas", William Strachey's account of the same incident, and Baron Montaigne's essay on cannibals.
lulhusein's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
rosekk's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the setting of this play, and find myself hoping someone decides to make a new movie of it because I think it'd have gorgeous scenery. Prospero was a likeable character who I got attached to.
lennox's review against another edition
3.75
This was my first experience with Shakespeare outside of a classroom. I loved it! It's so much easier to enjoy the beauty and humor of his language when you're able to read it at your own pace.