Shakespeare, The Tempest

I call this "The Complaint blog." Enjoy.

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/AngelaPalumbo/2009/02/the_tempest_that_is_life.html

Antonio - "Thus, sir: / Although this lord of weak remembrance, this, / Who shall be of as little memory / When he is earth'd, hath here almost persuade,-- / For he's a spirit of persuasion, only / Professes to persuade,--the king his son's alive, / 'Tis as impossible that he's undrown'd / And he that sleeps here swims" (The Tempest). Click here!

Happily Ever After…or Not
Miranda: Sweet lord, you play me false!
Ferdinand: No, my dearest love,
I would not for the world.
Miranda: Yes, for a score of kingdoms you should wrangle,
And I would call it fair play” (Shakespeare V, i, 171-4).
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/GretaCarroll/2009/02/happily_ever_afteror_not.html

Animated Shakespeare
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/EricaGearhart/2009/02/animated_shakespeare.html

creepy creepy monster fish dude
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/BethanyMerryman/2009/02/creepy-fish-dude.html

No, I'm not bitter. http://blogs.setonhill.edu/JodiSchweizer/2009/02/magically_delicious.html

The Divine Ferdinand

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/JennaMiller/2009/02/miranda-i-might-call-him.html

"I shall laugh myself to death at this puppy-headed monster. A most scurvy monster. I could find in my heart to beat--" (Shakespear 106).

I did not like this play The Tempest when I read it in High School everything was to fake

"Monster, I will kill this man: his daugh
ter and I will be king and queen;-save our
graces!-and Trinculo and thyself shall be vice
roys.-Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo?"

"As you from crimes would pardoned be, Let your indulgence set me free" (5.1.188). What Prospero seems to be calling for here, is by round of applause how many audience members forgive him for what he has done. When I read this I thought how funny it would be to see something like this happen in a courtroom.

Judge: By round of applause, how many jurors find this man not guilty?

And the jurors all stand up and applaude the accused. Tears and streamers fall from eyes and the ceiling. A band begins to play. And the now acquited is carried from the courtroom on the shoulders of the courtroom spectators.

I have never really liked this play or really ever understood it. I especially don't get Caliban.

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SueMyers/2009/02/caliban-and-the.html

“PROSPERO How now? Moody?/What is’t thou canst demand?
ARIEL My liberty.
PROSPERO Before the time be out? No more.
ARIEL I prithee/Remember I have done thee worthy service,/Told thee no lies, made no mistakings, served/Without grudge or grumblings. Thou did promise to bate me a full year,” (Shakespeare I.2.290-298).
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/BethanyBouchard/2009/02/aladdin_aint_never_had_a_frien.html

"If not, I’ll die your maid. To be your fellow
You may deny me, but I’ll be your servant
Whether you will or no" (Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 77-86)
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/CoreyStruss/2009/02/miranda_almost_grows_up_but_no.html