The Tempest Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
What are the sources of The Tempest?
A
- on cannibals by montaigne
- the mirror of knighthood
- the journal of sir frances drake
- metamorphosis -ovid
- eneid - virgil
- BRAVE NEW WORLD
- JAMES I’S COURT
2
Q
What is the generic complexity of the play?
A
it is a tragicomedy
3
Q
What does it structure imitate?
A
A mirror
4
Q
What does the structure say about reality and theatre?
A
the tempest IS theatre.
Society is reflected through drama an it is based on individuality –> we achieve this through lack of reality
