General changing interpretations over time Flashcards
1
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1674 Thomas Shadwell production
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- operatic elements
- machinery, elaborate effects, spectacular staging
- storm in Act 2 to accommodate to late-comers
2
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1932 John Dover Wilson (writing)
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- relates play to Shakespeare’s retirement
- Prospero has found happiness in Miranda
3
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1950 Octave Mannoni (psychologist)
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- serves psychological effects of colonialisation
4
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1997 Karin Beier production
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- multilingual Europe
- 12 actors speak 9 different languages
5
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2010 Julie Taymor production
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- Helen Mirren plays Prospero
6
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2011 Tuscon, Arizona
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- play was banned in classrooms to avoid discussions of colonization, enslavement and racsim
