Through the transformation of character archetypes, both Hag-seed and âThe Tempest simultaneously challenge the perspectives and assumptions of individuals, drawing insights gained in relinquishing control/power. Shakespeareâs perspective is shaped by Renaissance humanist values individuals value education and forgiveness. Shakespeareâs The Tempest is a pathetic fallacy of Prosperoâs injustice and anger. Throughout Prosperoâs epilogue, the structure and series of rhyming couplets...
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It could be clearly noted that gender issues have a crucial role in The Tempest. The lack of female characters can be obviously seen when dealing with gender issues in The Tempest. This could be possible because the only present female character is Miranda in the play and the other two characters such as Sycorax and Claribel do not appear....
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Discoveries can provide new insights that transform an individualâs perception of themselves and the world. Both William Shakespeareâs tragicomedy The Tempest (1611) and Laura Palmerâs memoir, Mystery is the Precinct Where I Found Peace (2002) highlight how introspection enables individuals to be emotionally transformed. Furthermore, both texts reveal how by reconsidering prior assumptions, individuals may discover renewed perspectives and future...
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Racism and social domination within the Tempest Although Caliban, the character of Shakespeareâs play The Tempest, isn't extremely black, he conjointly experiences alienation as a result of his race. His mother comes from geographic area and is taken into account of Berber origin, thatâs why several White people, UN agency seem on the Caribbean Island, categorical racial angle towards Caliban....
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Throughout time, there have been many different controversial ideas debated throughout different writings. Today, I am discussing the ideas of justice, law and morality as they are discussed within The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Republic by Plato, and Medea by Euripides. These three ideas can all be connected with each other. Justice is not as widely discussed in Medea, but...
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Connections between stories highlight the continuity of intrinsically human concerns throughout time. Hag-Seed being an adaptation of Shakespeareâs The Tempest inevitably means there are many parallels. However, being composers of very different contextual periods, Shakespeare and Atwood express different values and perspectives on particular issues. While Shakespeareâs tale is shaped by his theatrical Christian humanist context of England under James...
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A Tempest is a postcolonial revision of William Shakespeareâs The Tempest. Although they revolve around the same characters and plot, for the most part, there are several differences between The Tempest and A Tempest written by Aime Cesaire. The most significant difference is the way in which Caliban speaks. Compared to The Tempest, Calibanâs speech is different in A Tempest,...
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Indigo, Olympos, The Habit of Art, Island, Forbidden Planet, yellow sky. What do these texts have in common? All of these texts are interpretations of William Shaskpeareâs play, The Tempest, but what is it about Shakespeare which garners him a plethora of praise even in modern society and his plays being so universal that they are studied across the globe....
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Introduction William Shakespeare's The Tempest presents a complex interplay of race and religion, reflective of the socio-political landscape of the early 17th century. Set against the backdrop of a remote island, the play explores themes of power, colonization, and identity through its diverse cast of characters. Caliban, the island's original inhabitant, symbolizes the racial 'other,' while the religious undertones are...
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The Tempest demonstrates fortune as a theme throughout the story. It may be difficult to see how this play demonstrates luck, but if looked at from the right angle it can be found. In the play there are many times when things look bleak, but if you look for the silver lining then you can see how truly fortunate the...
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A fictitious theatrical art can only be enjoyed by the spectators only if they willingly, consciously, and, yet provisionally, choose to suspend their disbeliefs, to allow their imagination enjoy the indulgence of suspension of disbelief. Coleridge, a literary critic, suggests that a successful hoax is one that encourages its readers to suspend their disbelief, which does not necessarily mean to...
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Elements of context significantly influence the reading of a particular text. The dramatic text, The Tempest (1610) written by the English playwright William Shakespeare explores various themes including betrayal, revenge, magic and family. It depicts an island occupied by the former Duke of Milan, Prospero and his innocent daughter but previously by spirits and inhabited by what Prospero perceived as...
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Through comparing texts, one may better understand the values of a text which are inextricably shaped by its context. Moreover, one must also consider the influential role of the composer themselves, who through their depiction of these values shape the responders' reception to the text. Propagated in 1611, Shakespeare's play âThe Tempest' (TT) examines the key concerns of illusory magic,...
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The notion of imprisonment, both in a physical and psychological sense is explored in Shakespeareâs play The Tempest and also in Margaret Atwoodâs postmodern novel Hagseed, which reimagines the trauma experienced by the protagonist and the challenges he must face to enable him to progress with life unhindered. In both texts, the past has manifested and shaped the present, and...
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The successful reframing of prisons in texts engages an audience to explore the powerful change of perspectives on prisons through the isolation of characters and differing contexts. In the prose fiction âHag-Seed,â Atwood's appropriation of The Tempest, reframing the metaphorical prisons in Shakespeare's'â The Tempestâ to a literal representation has shifted the audience to a modern view of prisons. Thus,...
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The textual conversations between playwright William Shakespeareâs piece of theatrical work The Tempest and composer Margaret Atwoodâs analogous novel Hagseed has compelled myself as a reader to undergo a cathartic experience pertaining self-reflection, not only on myself but towards the two texts. The concept that the production of human life is a piece of performance art itself is universal; this...
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The eras of colonialism and post-colonialism saw the rapid rise of such kinds of literature whose main focus has been the effects of colonialism on the colonized. Whereas many writings were set in the colonial era with the acknowledged theme of the scars of colonialism, some other writings were set in the post-colonial era with a rebellious tone. A play...
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Authors may dismantle and reconstruct elements of another text to remodel enduring ideas for new audiences, positioning us to embrace new perspectives, values and contexts. By dismantling and reconstructing the Jacobean drama âThe Tempestâ (1610), Margaret Atwood is able to imitate William Shakespeareâs timeless ideas, through her postmodern novel âHag-Seedâ (2016), which resonates with âThe Tempestâ by exploring the ability...
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Shakespeare's âThe Tempestâ textual converse with Atwoodâs âHag-Seedâ examines the gradual descent of power and authority in society, infecting individuals with merciless corruption leading to disastrous consequences. Through the dramatic plot and characters, Shakespeare represents the volatile aspect of the human nature, reflecting the complex issue of power and authority related to the context of rising political power and the...
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Textual conversations allow a perfect and personal amalgamation of our own experiences and the moral lessons taught by the texts. Textual conversations expose the benefit of the experience detailed in Literature and how they relate to our life and the human condition. All expectations, thoughts, and experiences are relative to our past experiences, our whole lives are experienced in comparisons...
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Our worldly existence is determined by the continuous exposure to challenging experiences that shape our perception of ourselves, empowering us to perceive ourselves and our societies in unique and complex ways. The nature of embarking from a state of power and grief can entail the most meaningful and transformative discoveries as they are provoked by reflection and reconciliation. Both William...
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The Tempest is a challenging play to categorize because it is considered by most scholars to be Shakespeare's final solo piece. It has been classified as a 'problem plays,' and examination of the work has emphasized the work's straightforward nature. Many have sought to link Prospero to Shakespeare himself, viewing the play as a last act. Part of the problem...
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Feminist literary criticism arose from the work of first-wave feminism but mostly came about from second-wave feminism in the early 1960s. Inspired by the civil rights movement in the US, women of all ages began fighting to secure a more prominent role in society. They strove for equality between men and women in the workforce. Post-colonial readings represent the aftermath...
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Rather than centralizing on postcolonial critiques of Caliban as the colonized âOtherâ in The Tempest, Atwood reimagines a humanist critique of the Fletcher Correctional Players in Hag-Seed. Inspired by Canadaâs reformative prison literature of the Shakespeare Behind Bar program, Atwood adapts the universality of Shakespeareâs language to allow the inmates to transgress their mundane existence through the rehabilitative power of...
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Elizabethan play or theatre, also known as English Renaissance theatre, is referred to as the plays written and performed during the reign of Elizabeth I of England from 1558 to 1603 CE. The actors of the play were generally touring troupes and the plays were written in blank verse. The plays, more often than not, are based on non-religious themes....
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These years proved to be an age of new discoveries. The exploration of the New World was accompanied by intellectual breakthroughs that meant the beliefs and views previously held by society was changing and evolving (Prf. Steppart). Perhaps the most important theory for this discussion is the theory of the Great Chain of Being. This idea hypothesized that everything in...
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Language within The Tempest is important in understanding the nuances of its imperfect characters, as well as the complexity of the colonial and ethical narratives within the text. Calibanâs language provides an alternative narrative to that of Prospero and that of the colonizer, as well as proving his own character to be layered rather than simply the black-and-white rhetoric of...
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William Shakespeare's Tempest is loaded with relationships between the characters. When looking at these relationships, his tragic-comedy has much more depth and you realize how intricately woven his writing is. Dramatic techniques are used to show the power struggle on which some relationships are based. One relationship with a disparity between the power one possesses in comparison with another in...
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The textual conversation between both texts shares a relationship between themes, ideas, intertextuality, and context. Themes such as justice, guilt, and revenge in order to be more understandable for the audience today. Through the use of resonances and dissonances, it allows the readers to make connections between characters, plots, and particular scenes in both Hag-seed and The Tempest based on...
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The idea of revenge as a means of catharsis in Shakespeareâs The Tempest is revealed in the prison setting of Hag-Seed through the characterization of the prisoners and Felix. Prosperoâs magical performance on the island enables his discovery of an ethic of forgiveness and eventually the relinquishment of the control he has over others through renouncing his magical powers thus...
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