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The Tempest

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Barry Morse, Sonja Lanzener, Paul Sparer, Ira Burton, John Glover, Brian Murray, Nicholas Kepros, Susan Osborn Mott, Pat Terry
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In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare’s most lyrical plays, Prospero, a sorcerer, and his daughter, Miranda, have been stranded on an enchanted island for 12 years. When a shipwreck—caused by the eponymous tempest—brings enemies to the island, the stage is set for comedy, romance, and reconciliation.

The Tempest embodies both seemingly timeless romance and the historically specific moment in which Europe began to explore and conquer the New World. Its poetic beauty, complexity of thought, range of characters—from the spirit Ariel and the monster Caliban to the beautiful Miranda and her prince Ferdinand—and exploration of difficult questions that still haunt us today make this play wonderfully compelling.

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Short sweet, one of Shakespeare's straight forward plays. A wizard creates a tempest, trapping Italy royals that did him wrong prior. The story unfolds where instead of vengeance the wizards finds a new life with the audience left to applaud and decide his last fate. If this interests you or you are new to Shakespeare's give this a try as it is short and sweet.

A Wonderful Play

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Ok. this is only my second contact with Shakespeare - apart from Romeo & Juliet that is - and it sounds a fairly lot like nonsense, probably mostly because of the old Englush, most plays have that characteristic when they are classics. I was curious because it was mentioned in Ready Player One.

The recording and narration is very good, though it is also not new, very well acted, that I cannot fault.

As for the plot....it is quite confusing, but I got the gist, and it was fun to listen to. The conclusion sort of reveals what happens, that was the easiest to get.

The monologues and songs can be quite beautiful. And I guess there is a lesson here somewhere but I'd have to listen to this a few times and even then who knows if I could fully grasp it.

Good performance but...it's Shakespeare

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This was a fun one and makes you feel like you are there if you have imagination.

Enjoyable listen

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I found certain voice actors nearly impossible to understand having not read The Tempest before. To each their own.

Not for me.

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Some of the characters were performed extremely well yet others were not performed as well. Further, the voices of one of the characters spoke with her sound filtered in a way that did not sound good.
Sometimes some of the music was good but most times it was not

A strange, audio, off tune

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Trying to recall the character Ariel made me listen and read this play again.
This time, the story is much differently perceived. Prospero, a multi-faceted character, sets the stage for revenge but then softens - at the suggestion of a magical, invisible being.
Overall, pleasurable and got the job done. Recommended.

Human weakness is overcome with forgiveness.

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Great performance of a classic play. Good for those who are new to Shakespeare and interested in learning more.

Great performance

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Incredible Performance!!!!!! Astonishing!!! Soooo
Amazingly Spoken! A Total Musical Wonderment!
Loved it!!!!! All of it!

My Love Of Shakespeare!

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parts were missing. but otherwise it's a good recording. . . . . . .

PARTS

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

All Shakespeare should be read aloud. There is a rhythm to Shakespeare that you just don't get when you read it silently. (Hence, at least part of the problem with High School English classes,) But, when you have the chance to listen to some really fine actors playing the parts, you have the ability to watch the story unfold before you
Tempest was the first professional theatrical production I ever saw and this audiobook brings back all the magic of that experience.
Besides which...I actually knew Sonya Lanzener.

Shakespeare...Wait a minute. Did that say Sonya??

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