The Tempest by William Shakespeare By: Prenya Rajendran and Stephanie Welcher and Edited By: Laura Pratt and Dr. Kay Picart

William Shakespeare April 23, 1564-April 23, 1616 Born in _____________ He attended Stratford Grammer School, but did not continue on to Oxford or Cambridge He joined one of the most successful acting troupes ~ _____________________ In July of ______ Shakespeare and the rest of the troupe opened the Globe Theater

William Shakespeare’s Tempest When was it first performed? When was it first performed? First printed in _______ First printed in _______ The play was composed as a ___________________ ___________________ The play was composed as a ___________________ ___________________

Tempest Characters Who are some of the main characters in The Tempest ? Who are some of the main characters in The Tempest ?

Summary of the Tempest Alonso takes away Prospero’s dukedom and gives to _______ Alonso takes away Prospero’s dukedom and gives to _______ Prospero and his daughter Miranda were abandoned at sea, but landed on an Island Prospero and his daughter Miranda were abandoned at sea, but landed on an Island 12 years later, Alonso and “crew” became caught in a nasty storm 12 years later, Alonso and “crew” became caught in a nasty storm They land on ____________ were a number of events unfold They land on ____________ were a number of events unfold

Keep this question in mind…

The Director~ Peter Greenaway –Born April 5, 1942 –What did he train as? –“His multi-media approach surpasses traditional media forms and aims at a visual language in its own right” (The European Graduate School)

What exactly is "Prospero's Books"?

The Basic Idea of the Film What jobs does Prospero have? What jobs does Prospero have? What are the other characters to him? What are the other characters to him?

Themes ~ The Film Nudity Civilized vs. Savage The liberation of the self Music Sound effects Visual effects

Have an answer???

Discussion Questions~ The Film Why do you think the director incorporates modern dance in the film? Why do you think the director incorporates modern dance in the film? …And why do you think Caliban expresses himself through the art of dance?

…S’More discussion questions The film goes back and forth between life on the Island and life back in Milan. The people on the Island are nude, whereas the people in Milan are fully-clothed. Why is this so? Is this a question between savage versus civilized?

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