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Prospero is a dickhead.

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

December 29, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I‘m tempted to just let the title be my review, but if I want to count this review towards my total, it has to be at least 250 words. I haven’t read this play in ten years. I’ve never seen it performed. It’s never been my favorite, even though I’ve read it several times now. The best parts of it involve several of Shakespeare’s most classic lines: “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Poetry Tagged With: #fantasy, classics, drama, jacobean, narfna, plays, renaissance drama, The Tempest, william shakespeare

narfna's CBR13 Review No:198 · Genres: Fantasy, Poetry · Tags: #fantasy, classics, drama, jacobean, narfna, plays, renaissance drama, The Tempest, william shakespeare ·
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