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The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone.After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a wizard, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants: Caliban, a savage monster figure, and Ariel, an ...
The Tempest is a 2010 American fantasy comedy-drama film based on the 1611 play of the same name by William Shakespeare. In this version, the gender of the main character, Prospero , is changed from male to female; the role was played by Helen Mirren .
But in “The Tempest,” Shakespeare takes this proposition a step further, directly equating the ephemeral conjurations of the theater with the transient reality of the audience. Metaphor become ...
There is some speculation that Miranda, along with her husband, Ferdinand, may be intended to represent Elizabeth Stuart and her new spouse, Elector Frederick V, as The Tempest was originally performed for the court of Elizabeth's father, King James, in celebration of the Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate.
The Tempest is a 1979 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Directed by Derek Jarman , produced by Don Boyd , with Heathcote Williams as Prospero , it also stars Toyah Willcox , Jack Birkett , Karl Johnson and Helen Wellington-Lloyd from Jarman's previous feature, Jubilee ( 1977 ).
The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island is a comedy adapted by John Dryden and William D'Avenant from Shakespeare's comedy The Tempest. [1] The musical setting, previously attributed to Henry Purcell , and probably for the London revival of 1712, was very probably by John Weldon .
Sir Cedric Hardwicke (1940) (a one-hour adaptation of The Tempest on the 24 November episode of the NBC radio series Great Plays) Norman Shelley (1951) (BBC Third Programme) Sir Michael Hordern (1960) (Argo Records recording) Sir Michael Redgrave (1964) (Caedmon Records recording [SRS-201]) Alec Clunes (1964) (BBC Home Service). Paul Scofield ...
Stephano (/ ˈ s t ɛ f ən oʊ / STEF-ən-oh) is a boisterous and often drunk butler of King Alonso in William Shakespeare's play, The Tempest.He, Trinculo and Caliban plot against Prospero, the ruler of the island on which the play is set and the former Duke of Milan in Shakespeare's fictional universe. [1]