A review by whothehelliskaitlin
A Tempest by Aimé Césaire

4.0

This is a very brilliant adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest. It takes his play and looks at it through a postcolonial lens, which highlights different aspects within the plot and adds new dimension to character relations while the characters themselves feel the same as they did in Shakespeare's version. Cesaire is able to keep up with Shakespeare's original storyline without straying far from it or making this play seem like a completely new and unfamiliar story. The only real change is at the end, and it is a change that ties together Cesaire's postcolonial take.

A short read that still captures your attention and teaches. Anyone who does not like this adaption misses the point of it and has more learning to do about the world.