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- Learning to Forgive OthersWhen someone has wronged us, we are temporarily motivated to destroy him, and thereby insulate ourselves from future wrong. However, the wiser course is frequently to hold back from complete vengeance and to forgive the perpetrator instead.
- Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" & Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death": Shared Symbolism & ThemesAlso- Beethoven, Alice in Wonderland, The Raven, Christmas Lights, Wizard of Oz, Dreams, Delusions, 8-Pointed Star, Paradise Lost, Rainbows, Original Sin, Elite Bloodlines, Satan, the Antichrist, Alexander's Band, Leonardo da Vinci, Genesis & more.
- An Essay on the TempestAn essay written for my AP English class over "Illusion v. reality" as a theme in The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
ProsperoAn academic, college senior-level literary research paper analyzing Shakespeare's Prospero, the famous Duke of Milan and ultimate protagonist of the tragic "The Tempest."
Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' -- Review of a ClassicI wrote this review a few years ago but it wasn't available online. Now it is. It can provide background on this classic drama by William Shakespeare for anyone who may want to see it, is considering staging it or just wants a different perspective.
A Comparison of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and Cesaire's "A Tempest"William Shakepeare's "The Tempest" lends itself quite well to a post-colonial interpretation such as the one put forth by Aime Cesaire in "A Tempest".
Justice, Fairness, and Servitude in the TempestExploration of the themes of justice, fairness, and servitude in William Shakespeare's The Tempest- Magic, White and Black: The Renaissance Magician as the Master of Occult KnowledgeThe supernatural was important in the thought and writing of the Renaissance. The magician is of particular interest as he sought to control his life and world by using books of magic to control spirits who implemented great power in the natural world.
- The Tempest - Summary of a William Shakespeare Work of ArtIn The Tempest, William Shakespeare tells the amazing tale of Prospero, a man betrayed and left to die at sea by his own treacherous brothers. Prospero lives on and returns later to restore order and dignity to the Kingdom of Naples.
- The Significance of Magic in Shakespeare's The TempestA brief analysis of the significance of magic in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- The Effect of Colonialism in Shakespeare's TimeThis article discusses the effect of colonialism on Shakespeare's time.
- King Lear and Metallica - What do They Have in Common?It's not often that you can mention Shakespeare and Metallica in the same conversation, let alone the same sentence! However, the lyrics to Metallica's "King Nothing" just fit too perfectly with the character of King Lear.
- Symbolic Overtones in Poe's The Masque of the Red DeathHow symbolic overtones relate to life and death
- Analysis of Passage from Shakespeare's Tempest - We Are Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made OnAnalysis of a passage in Shakespeare's The Tempest
- Poe Exemplifys Fictional Elements in Masque of the Red DeathA short essay illustrating the fictional elements used in "Masque of the Red Death", a popular fiction by Edgar Allen Poe.
The Tempest and Its Island SettingThe play's island setting, however, is vital to the framework of the play as a whole, creating the foundation for these literary elements. The island, with its many features, can be viewed as a character itself.
Prospero's Perfect Performance: Freedom Within The TempestA paper examining the idea of "Freedom," within the human condition and within Shakespeare's "The Tempest."- Leave Not a Rack Behind: Shakespeare's Voice Through the Character of ProsperoAn examination of the character of Prospero in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest, and how some of Prospero's speech seems to reflect the end of Shakespeare's career.
- Shakespeare's Caliban and the Colonial World-ViewDoes The Tempests' Caliban represent a subtle interpretation of European colonialism from the point of view of the colonized.
- Book Review of Prospero's Daughter: Retelling of Shakespeare's the TempestElizabeth Nunez' new novel explores race and class conflicts in 1960s Trinidad. She does this by retelling Shakespeare's play The Tempest. The story uses Shakespeare's story to tell a modern tale of secrets and a search for the truth.
- The Tempest by William ShakespeareA look into William Shakespeare and a summarization of his last completed play, The Tempest.
- Shakespeare's The TempestThe comedy of The Tempest shows many views of British colonialism.
- Dynamics of Power in Wyatt, Richard III, and the TempestExploration of power dynamics in Wyatt's lover, Richard III, and Prospero in The Tempest
- Book Review: The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter PalmerA review of Dexter Palmer's debut novel, a disturbing odyssey through a steampunk version of our own twentieth century.
The Tempest by William ShakespeareA plot-summary poem.
