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The Oxford Shakespeare: The Tempest (Oxford World's Classics) - Community Reviews back

by Stephen Orgel, William Shakespeare
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Roobieland
Roobieland rated it 7 years ago
Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.
Url Phantomhive
Url Phantomhive rated it 8 years ago
I went to see The Tempest in the Globe theatre in the summer of 2013. And while it was some time ago, it really helped me to understand the play. The tempest, Shakespeare's final play and considered to be one of his least understandable is not an easy read but an interesting read it is. Filled wit...
Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 8 years ago
Even though I gave The Tempest five stars, it's still not quite up there with how much I loved Macbeth and Othello. I would consider The Tempest the most romantic of Shakespeare's plays I have read so far. At least this one doesn't have people settling for those that they decide to make do with (Twe...
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
It can be really annoying as you read a book and pick up all of these wonderful ideas about the themes and suddenly discover that you have forgotten them by the time you get around to writing the review. Honestly, it happens to me all the time, and it is even more annoying with these Shakespeare Sig...
O! what Man will do fore a Rime!
O! what Man will do fore a Rime! rated it 11 years ago
I boarded the king's ship: now on the beak, Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin, I flamed amazement - Ariel, The Tempest 1.2.227-229 The Tempest has been in my top five Shakespeare plays ever since I read it; in fact, I think it's probably my second favourite, behind Henry V. The play is ...
Ariel Bissett
Ariel Bissett rated it 11 years ago
JUST NOT MY CUP OF TEA, IM AFRAID.I've been looking forward to reading this play for a long time: one of the main characters is named Ariel and she's a fairy! Unfortunately, I just didn't take much away from it. I felt like the exciting plot had come before this play and that the plot during the pla...
The Bookchemist
The Bookchemist rated it 11 years ago
Possibly the most "contemporary" of Shekaspeare's plays, guaranteed to entertain you as few other plays, to inspire great reflections and to make you think about, or rethink, the way you view conquest, justice and progress.Featured in my Top 5 Shakespearean Comedies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P...
carey
carey rated it 11 years ago
Ridiculous but sublime
Literary Ames
Literary Ames rated it 11 years ago
Free from Audiobooksync from 30 May 2013 for 1 week: http://www.audiobooksync.com/free-sync-downloads/
Edward
Edward rated it 11 years ago
General IntroductionThe Chronology of Shakespeare's WorksIntroductionThe Play in PerformanceFurther Reading--The TempestAn Account of the TextThe MusicCommentary
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