The Tempest

Hi all,

Please watch the following films:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XZ091CEgNU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xYzRsQBn_M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWa_uhtj0Fk&feature=related


How is Prospero described?
What is his relationship with Ariel? and Caliban? Is it the same? What expressions does Prospero use to refer to each of them?
Where does the action take place?
What happens when the ship arrives to the enchanted island?
Who helps Prospero with his magic?
How is Caliban described when he´s first seen by Trinculo? What words does Trinculo use?
How does the story end?

Themes:
Discuss the opposition between
a. imprisonment and freedom
b. reconciliation and forgiveness
c. illusion and magic

Also,
d. transformation, change
e. appearance versus reality
f. order and disorder
g. colonialism

See you soon,
Claudia

Shakespeare

Dear all,

As promised, you´ll find below the links to the plays "The Merchant of Venice" and "The Tempest" by W. Shakespeare.

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/1ws1810.txt

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/1ws4110.txt


For our discussion of "The Marchant of Venice" on Wednesday at 20.00, you´ll need to finish watching the film (and .... ideally...read the play).

After the discussion, you´ll have to write a film review, deadline Friday 15, at midnight. But, before writing your reviews, you are asked to write an outline of the issues you will touch upon and the order in which you´ll develop them.

Here is some information on how to write your reviews. Follow the steps suggested in the following webpage, they are very clear. Your review should be about 600 words long.

http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/englishresource/filmreview.html

...and you will find the marking criteria I will use in the following link (same as last year).

http://www.siue.edu/~deder/grrub.html
http://www.siue.edu/~deder/grstand.html

Issues you may decide to focus on:

1. Opposition between characters like Shylock and Antonio (or any other).

2. The place of "otherness" in the film/the play.

3. What do the caskets represent? How are the Prince of Marocco and the Prince of Aragon, who fail to choose the right casket, depicted?

4. Drama, comedy, tragedy? What kind of play is this? What do you think?

5. Description of any particular character, values they represent, how, etc.

Finally, read "The Tempest" for Friday 15.

Good luck!!
Claudia