The Tempest (Penguin Popular Classics)

Customer Reviews

Perhaps a lot of fuss about nothing? - By: , 23 Jul 2000
I studied this for my A-levels, which either increases my enjoyment of a book due to greater understanding, or removes some of the magic. For me The Tempest was difficult to quantify, was it merely an alllegory for Shakespeare's life, a masterpiece; Shakespeare's only truly original work, or just bland. There are some interesting pieces, mostly the relations between characters, Caliban & Prospero for example. The themes which are raised are the most successful part of the play, particularly the nature/nurture debate, & the question of to what degree human behaviour is governed by habitat. However the plot is thin. Some people arrive on an island, two falll in love & they alll get off it again. I found it hard to care what happeened to any of them, though this is not necessarily a fault. Read it as a story along the lines of Romeo & Juliet & you will be disappointed, however if you let it prompt you to ponder about life it is infinitely successful.

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