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The Tempest

The Tempest. Romance and Some Background. The Play. Written in 1611 Could possibly be Shakespeare’s last play Performed in the Globe Theater Did not attract many people until after its closing (burned down in 1914; closed in 1946) Considered to be a Romance (similar to a tragicomedy).

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The Tempest

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  1. The Tempest Romance and Some Background

  2. The Play • Written in 1611 • Could possibly be Shakespeare’s last play • Performed in the Globe Theater • Did not attract many people until after its closing (burned down in 1914; closed in 1946) • Considered to be a Romance (similar to a tragicomedy)

  3. Romance No No No No No

  4. Romance • A romance according to the Oxford English Dictions is “a fictitious narrative in prose of which the scene and incidents are very remote from those of ordinary life, esp. one of the class prevalent in the 16th and 17th centuries, in which the story is often overlaid with long disquisitions and digressions.”

  5. Romance • A redemptive plotline with a happy ending involving the re-uniting of separated family members. • Magic and other fantastical elements. • A deus ex machina, often manifesting as a Roman god (such as Jupiter in Cymbeline) • This is the notion that some divine being or magical power resolves the difficulties of the plot. • A mixture of "civilized" and "pastoral" scenes. • This is the idea that a civilized person or place (e.g. nobility or people of high rank) come together with an element that is pastoral (i.e. something that is simple and charming because of its simplicity). These elements combine such as the nobility and the island residents in The Tempest. • Poetry style is a lyrical, but mellow and profound. • Plot usually consists of some type of journey that involves a series of quests. • The main character is usually better than the average person.

  6. Correlation to Seasons Season Genre • Romance • Satire/Irony • Tragedy • Comedy • Summer • Winter • Fall • Spring

  7. Themes • Colonialism • Values of English Society • Justice • Life • Love

  8. Setting • See Handout

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