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Week 4 Assignment: Essay- Play Analysis
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, William Shakespeare is an English poet, known for may plays that are classified as
romantic and comical. The Tempest, probably written in 1610, is said to be one of the last plays
that Shakespeare wrote. Many of his poems and plays captured the audiences emotion as well as
filled the audience with laughter. As time progresses, many of William Shakespeare’s plays are
recreated and preformed throughout the world.
At the Savage Rose Classical Theatre Company’s, The Tempest was preformed in June
2014 and recorded. The staging seemed very simple. There are two staircases where characters
can walk on and off of the stage in-between scenes. Right next to the stage is a platform that the
main character, Prospero, can sit and stand throughout his performance. The lighting was dark
throughout the play to produce a sense of wonder. The lighting throughout the performance
played a key role during the play. Lighting was used to keep the audience focused on the tree in
the middle of the stage. Throughout the rest of the play, the scenes were lit with soft spotlights
where the actors were performing. The costumes were also very simple due to the time period of
when the play was created. Each character had their own costume that fit their role throughout
the play. The mood and tone in the play began as getting vengeance, but is later forgiven. It is
shown as two character begin to fall in love. Some will say that The Tempest had more of a
neoclassical style due to the different tones and modes throughout the play. Neoclassicism is the
name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music,
and architecture that draws inspiration from the “classical” art and culture of classical antiquity
(Neoclassical,2019). There were times where the tones were quit serious and dark comical,
whereas, the ended is told in a happier mode and tone when everything is forgiven. At times, it
was hard to follow along to what was going on because I could not understand some of the
dialogue that was being used. However, the play was created in a more simpler manner in order
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Week 4 Assignment: Essay- Play Analysis
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, William Shakespeare is an English poet, known for may plays that are classified as
romantic and comical. The Tempest, probably written in 1610, is said to be one of the last plays
that Shakespeare wrote. Many of his poems and plays captured the audiences emotion as well as
filled the audience with laughter. As time progresses, many of William Shakespeare’s plays are
recreated and preformed throughout the world.
At the Savage Rose Classical Theatre Company’s, The Tempest was preformed in June
2014 and recorded. The staging seemed very simple. There are two staircases where characters
can walk on and off of the stage in-between scenes. Right next to the stage is a platform that the
main character, Prospero, can sit and stand throughout his performance. The lighting was dark
throughout the play to produce a sense of wonder. The lighting throughout the performance
played a key role during the play. Lighting was used to keep the audience focused on the tree in
the middle of the stage. Throughout the rest of the play, the scenes were lit with soft spotlights
where the actors were performing. The costumes were also very simple due to the time period of
when the play was created. Each character had their own costume that fit their role throughout
the play. The mood and tone in the play began as getting vengeance, but is later forgiven. It is
shown as two character begin to fall in love. Some will say that The Tempest had more of a
neoclassical style due to the different tones and modes throughout the play. Neoclassicism is the
name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music,
and architecture that draws inspiration from the “classical” art and culture of classical antiquity
(Neoclassical,2019). There were times where the tones were quit serious and dark comical,
whereas, the ended is told in a happier mode and tone when everything is forgiven. At times, it
was hard to follow along to what was going on because I could not understand some of the
dialogue that was being used. However, the play was created in a more simpler manner in order
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