AO5 Flashcards
power - tension
David Norbrook - the tension between power and imagination give the play its force
Miranda in the 2010 Julie Taymore film adaptation
Prospero is a woman - Prospera
highlights significance of women in the play, despite there being only one on-stage actress
colonisation - travel writing
influence from William Strachey’s ‘A True Reportory of the Wrack’
if so, the Joanna Williams asserts that this emphasises Caliban’s original “role of native”
colonisation - Jonathan Miller 1970
two west Indian actors played Ariel and Caliban
made it a commentary on imperialism
colonisation - Caliban’s depiction
David Norbrook - as colonists often portrayed their subjects - unrefined, untrustworthy and “unfettered”
Miranda - an object
onto which domineering male conflicts can play out - Lillan Grindlay
power - abuse
demonstrates how power can be used and abused - N Bowen
Ariel - Victorian vs Gregory Doran
Victorian - portrayed him soaring off triumphantly to freedom at the end
Doran - his farewell was one of grief and mixed emotions
loss and restoration - repentance and forgiveness
orgel believed that repentance is a largely unachieved goal in the Tempest
Antonio’s actions
are justifiable - he overthrew a neglectful ruler, who was not tending to his responsibilities - Miguel Angel
power - “full fathom five” song
impure motives - fulfills Prospero’s dynastic ambitions - David Norbrook
Miranda and Claribel
dynastically important and used as “commodities” by their fathers - Richard Jacobs
Ariel - David Farr 2012
very masculine portrayal - suit and shaved head
pronouns “he”
power - Prospero language “slave”
he uses language as a strong reminder that Caliban is a slave - David Norbrook
“come, thou slave”
Ferdinand in Julie Taymore’s film
cast as a pretty boy, with long hair and heavy makeup
in this way, he becomes equal to Miranda
Power - caliban is
unnatural as he breaks the rules of hierarchy in both language and action - Tillyardian critics
loss and restoration - Richard Adans
we see the widespread upsetting of social order and organisation
Gonzalo - message of Utopian speech
Rebecca Agar suggests that Shakespeare was implying that as long as humans thirst for individual power, a utopia is impossible
Ariel’s first appearance - Gregory Doran 2016-17
as an avatar, which showcases his magical abilities
colonisation Adrian Nobel 1998
caliban only wore loincloth and manacles
Ariel wore only a loincloth
power - “thou tak’st from me”
a jacobean audience would have been shocked as his insubordination as he refuses to accept Prospero’s authority
a modern audience might not even register this
Ariel victorian interpretation
only ever a female role, as ti simplified the audience’s understanding of his complicated relationship with Prospero
Gonzalo - Massachusetts
David Norbrook says how Gonzalo’s speech would have been understood by some as an comment on the recent experimentation of colonisers in Massachusetts
colonisation - usurper
Joanna Williams says that while Prospero sees himself as the victim of usurpation, he never considered himself a usurper
Miranda - Herrin’s production 2013
roles her eyes when Prospero threatens F about breaking her “virgin knot”
as Orgel suggests, perhaps she’s keen for conjugal pleasures
the opening scene
raises questions about leadership and authority - N Bowen
courtiers are ineffective and Boatswain has power
