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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Ranald, Ralph A.
Affiliation: Assistant Dean, College Of Arts And Science, New York University

The Tempest: Act I

General:

The Tempest, although it is one of Shakespeare's shortest and most
compressed plays, is perhaps the most difficult of all to analyze and
interpret. The play defies analysis, and as it is endlessly suggestive, it has
given rise to more than its share of odd interpretations. Often it has been
seen as a religious or historical allegory, sometimes upon the flimsiest of
evidence. It is equally as often identified with ...

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