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Composers engage in text appropriation to portray, mirror, or examine the idea and beliefs of the original author. Evident within Atwood’s postmodern pastiche Hagseed(2016) who appropriates Shakespeare’s The Tempest(1610) through her exploration of Jacobean colonialist and contemporary perspectives with regards of marginalised groups. Atwood reveals both progression and reflection evident in her pivotal reliance on textual conversation with Shakespeare’s 17th-century revenge tragedy.
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The textual conversation between both texts has to an extensive extent strengthened the textual integrity of the tempest by Atwoods manipulative approach. The Tempest exposes enduring human values with contemporary relevance. Hag-Seed investigates the metafictional elements of Shakespeare’s play, establishing a postmodern perspective on the elusive outlook of dramatic arts.
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Both texts resonate on the idea of revenge, as the protagonists’ quest to rediscover their conscience and forgive those whom they deceived strengthen their textual integrity by mirroring the idea throughout. As a “interactive piece of theatre” reveals the “devious, twisted” character’s archetypal flaws, Prospero’s and Felix’s vengeance and develops a change through technology. Ultimately exposing the futility of revenge to expose the relationship strengthening the integrity of both text through reflection.
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The Tempest illustrates how the sophisticated nexus of hubris and the innate human need for authority and vengeance contributes to ethical turpitude and, as a result, prevents people from reaching personal fulfilment. Prospero, for example, is blinded by his rightful regain of his “christian attitudes,” but condemns his deception with revenge. Act V, Scene 1: “The rarer conduct is in virtue than in vengeance” depicts the relationship between Prospero’s immersion in sorcery, leading him to forget his duties as Duke of Milan, and reality. While uncovering his past, he reveals his desire for retribution just as recognizing that he has “neglected worldly ends” which has “awakened an evil nature” in his sibling.
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Similarly, Atwood illustrates Felix’s fall to the corruption caused by his desire for vengeance against Sal and Tony strengthening the connection of themes between the tempest. Evident through metaphor ``There. Not a syllable fluffed.” mirroring Prospero’s manipulation of events in The Tempest making prevalent values in the Elizabethan era relevant in contemporary society. The metaphor also draws attention to the novel’s metatextuality as a work of literature that includes the staging of the play it reinterprets. Emphasising Felix’s point of view, giving the reader a context in which to empathise. Just like Prospero, he figuratively, “he raises up a storm, sets a plan in action and lets it play out”. Both plotting on retribution in separate ways, showing how an unhealthy need for vengeance will lead people away from a positive life and the value of reconciliation.
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The perspective of women’s role in Jocobean era and 21st century invites audience to explore the evident dissonance. Evident in Prospero’s speech “breaks her virgin-knot” before marriage, the couple will be condemned to “Sour-eyed disdain” and barrenness. Showing that women (Miranda) ‘s purity is more important to Prospero than her happiness. Miranda’s identity is hampered by the men’s lust for her virginity, which is hampered by the conservative attitudes of the men. Sycorax, on the other hand, represents a dominant woman who conceives without being properly cared for in the publicly sanctioned narratives. Miranda is described as “a chaste, faithful, and dutiful daughter” . Prospero demonised Sycorax with words like “hag,” to draws attention to her sexuality portraying the importance of virgin association to women and Christian values undermining Atwood integrity of equality and freedom.
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In comparison, through Anne Marie, Atwood undermines the textual integrity of the tempest however strengthens Hag Seed for modern society by intentionally criticises the tempest. Evidently, Atwood portrays the post modernisation of the role of women and their position within society reflecting the growing empowerment of females in modern society distinctly different to the Tempest. Within the protagonists Anne-marie, Atwood expresses her concept of self and the influence of feminism. Suggesting the difference in the characters’ natures and behaviours whom are marginalised providing a voice.
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Although Miranda was portrayed as innocent and timid in The Tempest, Felix’s daughter is more motivated in her position as the impetus for his ethical change, demonstrating the in textuality of both texts to fit societal views. When women’s roles become more prominent, Atwood wishes to convey that they should not be undervalued in their legitimate roles. Women’s relationships weaken the textual integrity by highlighting women adjustment to more inclusive roles. She also demonstrates how women have been exploited by the need for male figure, influence, and prestige, which dates back to the Jacobean era and prioritises the mal encounter portion.
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In the transition of societal viewer and contextual power, the textual dialogue on the subject of love simultaneously reinforces and deliberately criticises one another.Atwood displays a relationship formed between Anne-Marie Greenland and Fredri Rck O’Malley. Resonating with the love-affair of Ferdinand and Miranda. However, dissonates to portray modern relations through metatextuality perspectives.
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In contrast, Miranda and Ferdinand’s passion, on the other hand, is the product of Prospero’s powerful art. Prospero becomes harsh and unfriendly to Ferdinand in order to discourage the love affair from progressing too quickly. This isn’t the case in Hag-seed because Felix isn’t Anne-father Marie’s and therefore has no say of who she dates or enchanting abilities. Miranda’s affection and appreciation for Ferdinand grows as a result of Propsero’s rough love. Miranda, on the other hand, initiates their relationship by declaring, “I am your wife, if you will marry me.” Ferdinand then promises to be her husband “with a spirit as willing/ As ever in freedom’s slavery illustrating men have the grater power over women.
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In Conclusion, texts are inherently embedded textually but yet transcend beyond these through their exploration of universal ideas. This is explored in Atwood’s manipulation evoking readers to explore the deliberate connection of theatre and performance as an opportunity of progression .
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Ultimately, Atwood uses textual conversation to contextually divide perspectives on ‘the other’ which align and collide with current significance, in my opinion. Evidently strengthening the tempest in recurring values of revenge and forgiveness allowing independent discovery. However, the transition of women from a male-dominated culture to a postmodern representation has compromised the tempest’s ability to expose progression through deliberate criticism.
