false 12985 183 Each edition includes:<P>&#149; Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play<P>&#149; Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play<P>&#149; Scene-by-scene plot summaries<P>&#149; A key to famous lines and phrases<P>&#149; An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language<P>&#149; An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play<P>&#149; Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books</p> <i>Essay by</i> Barbara A. Mowat<P>The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu. 1359590 book 1609 The Tempest total:13339|5:3474|4:4551|3:4003|2:1138|1:173| 13339 50032 16076 355 3 13 false false Tue Mar 24 18:49:59 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 19:19:42 -0700 2009 *or maybe not so abridged. But in my defense, this play is really fucking complicated*

MIRANDA: So, um, Daddy, did you notice that huge-ass storm that just crashed a ship on the shore of our previously deserted island?
PROSPERO: Wow, is it exposition tim...more...]]> 3 3 false false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 00:01:41 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 23:39:10 -0700 2008
Wouldn't it be interesting if Prospero, Ariel, Sycorax and Caliban are used in another story? A darker, bloodier, gung-hoer story involving time-machines and space lizards? I say yes.
]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 10:09:49 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 10:16:20 -0700 2008 that's my kind of story! Funny in parts, bit of intrigue, bad guys getting pinched and a happy ending all around. Mind you, I would have liked for Antonio to have received some of those pinches, he got off far to lightly in my opinion. I must not have quite the forgiving nature of Prospero. ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed May 02 17:43:42 -0700 2007 Wed May 02 17:49:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 13:16:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 13:16:51 -0800 2009 3 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 20:58:51 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 21:07:57 -0800 2009
I performed as Miranda in this play when I was in the fifth grade. I wish I had more memories of doing so, because how in God's name could we have staged this at an elementary school? Our (AWESOME) director must've cut the whole thing to shreds, b...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:52:54 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 07:33:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 16:46:41 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 16:46:41 -0700 2009 On this read, I realized just how rife this play is with usurpation. Antonio usurped Prospero, Prospero usurped Sycorax and Caliban, Sycorax and Caliban usurped Ariel, Caliban and Stephano are attempting to usurp Prospero, Sebastian is attempting to usurp Alonso, and ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:55:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 19:03:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 16:32:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 06:34:09 -0700 2009 The Tempest. I so wanted to love it. And for the first three acts I did. There are some great parallels between different characters making similar choices in slightly different contexts. There is fun feuding between master and servant. There’s also a brainless love story, but tho...more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 01:14:14 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 14:07:44 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 10:32:59 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 19:24:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Sep 11 14:50:36 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 19:25:28 -0700 2007
I loved the part of Ariel, the spirit. She could move and sing like nobody's business. I also liked all the Cirque du Soleil shi...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 09:53:24 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 19:36:29 -0700 2009
I read this so that I could read Arno Schmidt's School for Atheists, which according to the back cover draws heavily from The Tempest. I didn't love The Tempest as much as say Hamlet, but I enjoyed it just fine. I'll probably need to re-read it again to ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 13:35:42 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 13:19:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat May 12 22:14:27 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 25 15:22:14 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 13:01:16 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 13:19:02 -0700 2009
I haven't seen Lost, so I can't comment. If it involves a group of people shipwrecked on a barren island and being unwittingly manipulated by ethereal, conspiring forces that are remnants of a tim...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Jul 11 01:07:33 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 01:20:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 15:18:40 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 08:55:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 15 11:54:49 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 11:57:46 -0700 2008