Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Rehearsals
At the start of the play us spirits have movements to represent the fire and waves of the ship. I will make sure that these movements are big and abstract to represent the physicality of my character Juno .
Monday, 8 April 2013
What The Tempest is based on
The Tempest which is Shakespeare last play tells a story of a magical island inhabited by forces of light and dark. This play is based on a shipwreck in the Bahamas in 1609. The Sea Venture a man made ship for the powerful Virginia company left port in June to explore the new world carrying settlers to the town Jamestown in Virginia. 2 months into the trip the ship was caught in a hurricane leading the captain to stop at the nearest island which was the Bermuda where the captain saved 150 people and a dog from the storm. This is believed to be the inspiration for the play as Shakespeare had access to this information the play was then first performed a year later in 1611.
Scholars say that the island of the tempest might not be a new world but a place in England maybe Ireland as in the play and also Ireland at the time was dealing with the concept of colonisation and home ruling. Another theory is that the island represents London and that the figure of Prospero is a version of Shakespeare himself since the character Prospero represents a man of power on the island the ruler of all creature (Caliban and the spirits) yet he chooses to leave the island and return to a life back in the city which is very similar to Shakespeare quit to the stage after The Tempest returning to his family home in Stratford. I think that the play suggest Shakespeare bidding farewell to the theatre and asking forgiveness from his audience.
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