38 min
Episode 157: Shakespeare’s Tempest, Act 3. Three Ordeals: Ferdinand’s Labors for Miranda, the Tormenting of Stephano, Trinculo, and Caliban; the Illusory Banquet for the Court Party. Expanding Eyes: A Visionary Education
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In the central act, Prospero puts three sets of characters through ordeals that are at once punitive, when appropriate, and transformative. Ferdinand humbles himself to draw logs to win Miranda—and does. Stephano, Trinculo, and Caliban’s attempt at a Jan.6-style insurrection is turned into farce by Ariel. The Court Party is offered an illusory banquet, which vanishes and a harpy accuses all but Gonzalo.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-dolzani/support
In the central act, Prospero puts three sets of characters through ordeals that are at once punitive, when appropriate, and transformative. Ferdinand humbles himself to draw logs to win Miranda—and does. Stephano, Trinculo, and Caliban’s attempt at a Jan.6-style insurrection is turned into farce by Ariel. The Court Party is offered an illusory banquet, which vanishes and a harpy accuses all but Gonzalo.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-dolzani/support
38 min