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4.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable
Who could not love Miranda and Prospero? And the Signet Classics have great notes and commentary. Now to see the movie...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Uninteresting Mediocre Play
"The Tempest" is the least interesting Shakespeare play I have read. "Macbeth," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Othello" were much more thrilling.
"The Tempest" seems like it's lost somewhere between a tragdy and a comedy. I couldn't tell which characters I should empathize with, and teh only emotion it gave me was...
Published on May 16, 2003 by Eileen Sims


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4.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable, January 25, 2012
Who could not love Miranda and Prospero? And the Signet Classics have great notes and commentary. Now to see the movie...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Uninteresting Mediocre Play, May 16, 2003
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Eileen Sims (Fremont, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tempest (Hardcover)
"The Tempest" is the least interesting Shakespeare play I have read. "Macbeth," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Othello" were much more thrilling.
"The Tempest" seems like it's lost somewhere between a tragdy and a comedy. I couldn't tell which characters I should empathize with, and teh only emotion it gave me was "meh." In the back of the book it's listed as a romance, which is surprising since the romance is a minor part of the story.
The only way "The Tempest" can work is if very good actors play the parts. By just reading it, the main character Prospero is very ambiguous, as to whether he is benevolent or malevolent. It probably takes a good actor to interpret him just right, to capture the audience's emotions. Unfortunately, the film I saw had horrible actors, all overacting to their limits, and that just made my opinion of this play even lower.
Sure, there is some social commentary in the play. But all in all, I was expecting more from Will.
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The Tempest by Paul Werstine (Hardcover - August 1, 2002)
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