The Tempest

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  We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.

  
  Act I, scene II

  MIRANDA
  If by your art, my dearest father, you have
  Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them.
  The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch,
  But that the sea, mounting to the welkin's cheek,
  Dashes the fire out. O, I have suffered
  With those that I saw suffer: a brave vesse ... (continue)

  
  Act I, scene II

  MIRANDA
  If by your art, my dearest father, you have
  Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them.
  The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch,
  But that the sea, mounting to the welkin's cheek,
  Dashes the fire out. O, I have suffered
  With those that I saw suffer: a brave vessel,
  Who had, no doubt, some noble creature in her,
  Dash'd all to pieces. O, the cry did knock
  Against my very heart. Poor souls, they perish'd.
  Had I been any god of power, I would
  Have sunk the sea within the earth or ere
  It should the good ship so have swallow'd and
  The fraughting souls within her.

  PROSPERO
  Be collected:
  No more amazement: tell your piteous heart
  There's no harm done.

  MIRANDA
  O, woe the day!

  PROSPERO
  No harm.
  I have done nothing but in care of thee,
  Of thee, my dear one, thee, my daughter, who
  Art ignorant of what thou art, nought knowing
  Of whence I am, nor that I am more better
  Than Prospero, master of a full poor cell,
  And thy no greater father.

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  Federica Coluzzi said on Jun 14, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  In time this has become my favourite play of his, to the extent that I'd read it for the 4th/5th time rather than pick up a fresh one.
  Quite short, very dense.
  Critical readings usually underline the colonial aspects of the play, which only makes sense if you're teaching EFL to a roomful of teens. ... (continue)

  In time this has become my favourite play of his, to the extent that I'd read it for the 4th/5th time rather than pick up a fresh one.
  Quite short, very dense.
  Critical readings usually underline the colonial aspects of the play, which only makes sense if you're teaching EFL to a roomful of teens. Obviously more interesting is the discourse on creation, art-making, ποιήσις.
  Prospero as the puppet-master may remind one of the duke in Measure for Measure.

  Fantastic out-at-sea opening.

  This is also his only play (along with MND, ça va sans dire) to feature magic&fairies, which is reason enough as far as I'm concerned.

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  míol mór said on Sep 25, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
  As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
  Are melted into air, into thin air:
  And like the baseless fabric of this vision,
  The cloud-capp'd tow'rs, the gorgeous palaces,
  The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
  Yea, all whic ... (continue)

  Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
  As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
  Are melted into air, into thin air:
  And like the baseless fabric of this vision,
  The cloud-capp'd tow'rs, the gorgeous palaces,
  The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
  Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
  And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
  Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
  As dreams are made on; and our little life
  Is rounded with a sleep.

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  Claudia said on Aug 25, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

• A very humorous comedy.

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  Monetwan said on Aug 4, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  I chose this one because it has so much background material in it. After reading this, and texts like those about the Bermuda shipwreck, I understood Prospero's Books much better.

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  xpro said on Jun 1, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  There are a variety of commentaries available on Shakespeare's plays--the Penguin Critical Series, I believe, is among the best. A good introduction to The Tempest for anyone interested in learning more about the sources of the drama, the social context in which it was performed, the relationship of ... (continue)

  There are a variety of commentaries available on Shakespeare's plays--the Penguin Critical Series, I believe, is among the best. A good introduction to The Tempest for anyone interested in learning more about the sources of the drama, the social context in which it was performed, the relationship of this play with Shakespeare's other plays, as well as an intelligent summary of views concerning the signficance of the play as well as that of the various characters who appear in it. An excellent resource for anyone interested in learning more about The Tempest and better understanding it.

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  Greg Hyde, S.J. said on Aug 24, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 366 Pages
• Edition: 3
• ISBN-10: 1903436087
• ISBN-13: 9781903436080
• Publisher: Arden
• Pub date: Aug 13, 1999
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Others and eBook
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