tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post1973279448188179031..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: Teller's Magical Tempest : A ReviewDuane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-20271385789626003612014-06-04T16:01:46.678-04:002014-06-04T16:01:46.678-04:00Duane-
Ah the text supports both of us, though. C...Duane-<br /><br />Ah the text supports both of us, though. Caliban and Miranda were close, so close that he did "seek to violate her," making it seem like he may have had some affection towards her. Of course after he does this, he's punished, so his affection probably turned to resentment.<br /><br />Agreed though about the splitting lines to show the break in him. How did the do Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319443269611441536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-35113065007158248042014-06-04T15:32:28.890-04:002014-06-04T15:32:28.890-04:00Noah, what makes you think he loves Miranda? I'...Noah, what makes you think he loves Miranda? I'd suggest that the text supports the exact opposite. He offers her as a prize to Stephano when he takes over the island. He doesn't even say "leave her to me" or anything of the sort.<br /><br />I've heard in similar reviews that the double Caliban represents the whole man/monster thing, and to that I say, "If that's Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-48321130947924199072014-06-04T11:42:23.743-04:002014-06-04T11:42:23.743-04:00"Do you love me, master? No?" Ariel deli..."Do you love me, master? No?" Ariel delivers the "no" as an answer to his own question.<br /><br />--If the actor playing Ariel delivers the "no" as an answer to his/her own question, he/she has failed to observe the punctuation and is changing the sense of the line. The question mark is all-important here. It infers a "yes or no" query.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-3433582704805487392014-06-04T11:23:41.818-04:002014-06-04T11:23:41.818-04:00Without seeing the production I can only give this...Without seeing the production I can only give this explanation for a double Caliban. Caliban is a deeply divided character. He's a savage, but speaks some of the most beautiful poetry of the play. He loves Miranda (to a fault) and hates her father. Is he fish or man? Perhaps this was a way to physicalize this schism. Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319443269611441536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-2735365221458586232014-06-04T10:35:38.890-04:002014-06-04T10:35:38.890-04:00"That Prospero periodically "reminds&quo..."That Prospero periodically "reminds" Ariel of his debt by torturing him again?"<br />"So....what are we supposed to take from that?" <br /><br />--That they have confused the issue by adding something which does not occur in the play.<br /><br />" I wonder if Ariel was just biding his time, waiting for the moment where he could disappear?"<br /><br />-JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-51153381945247742932014-06-04T06:54:41.388-04:002014-06-04T06:54:41.388-04:00See my realization at the end of my own review, th...See my realization at the end of my own review, though, regarding Ariel. Perhaps he always wanted nothing but to get away from Prospero as quickly as he could, and the second he was free, he was gone? I did point out the "periodically tortures him" scene, right? Perhaps Ariel's view of "Do you love me, master?" is different from Prospero's.<br /><br />Another note, Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-69401583335468796212014-06-03T22:35:51.600-04:002014-06-03T22:35:51.600-04:00I will expound on the last comment. I also find t...I will expound on the last comment. I also find the "disappearing" of Ariel to be not very well thought out. Sure, one can say something like "People go into and out of our lives," and that is true. But the intimate moments that Ariel and Prospero must have shared all that time on the island constitutes a more detailed scene. Since this play has taken much poetic license Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-38275101655308950802014-06-03T21:27:48.919-04:002014-06-03T21:27:48.919-04:00Please allow me to give my comments on what you ha...Please allow me to give my comments on what you have detailed in this production of The Tempest.<br /><br />If I am understanding the goodbye scene between Ariel and Prospero correctly, I find it a bit too unfinished, much like many criticize Timon of Athens as lacking in its finality. <br /><br />If I were the Director of this play, I would consider the close bond between the two characters Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-51437405758046211882014-06-03T17:50:04.339-04:002014-06-03T17:50:04.339-04:00My that's some review thanks.
I'm afraid I...My that's some review thanks.<br />I'm afraid I am some what of a traditionalist; it seems like this has but a passing similarity to "The Tempest". I'm all for adaptation but this sounds over the top but creative nonetheless.Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-52219663091661926732014-06-02T22:02:57.570-04:002014-06-02T22:02:57.570-04:00I've never been a huge fan of The Tempest, but...I've never been a huge fan of The Tempest, but I love that it can be used and re-interpreted this way. Imagine the great creative conversations Teller and his cronies had over this. <br /><br />Thanks for the review. Enjoyed it.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031531421081313802noreply@blogger.com