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The Tempest - Criticism
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- 1Who stated that the island is a 'fairyland' and the play is a 'delicious dream'?Warton (traditional criticism 1753)
- 2Who describes Caliban as a 'noble being'?Coleridge (1811)
- 3Which critic in particular has attempted to equate Shakespeare with Prospero, arguing that Shakespeare, retiring to Stratford-upon-Avon, bids farewell to the stage in the character of Prospero?Dowden (1875)
- 4Who argues that Prospero does not fundamentally change throughout the play as most critics suggest, but is actually inclined to mercy from the start?Tillyard (1954)
- 5Which critic argues that the 'heart of the play is...eternal conflict between chaos and order', stating that Prospero is attempting to restore order to disobedient characters?Zimbardo
- 6Who argued that Prospero uses his learning and art for good purposes, unlike Sycorax who uses them for evil ends?Kermode
- 7'power is repeatedly contested'Gibson
- 8Who says that 'on Prospero's island the laws of the real world apply' and sees that world as relentlessly cruel, violent and oppressive?Kott
- 9Who rewrote the play from Caliban's point of view?Césaire
- 10'Women are notable by their absence'Gibson
- 11Who describes Miranda as 'an extremely feeble heroine'Thompson
- 12Who says that Miranda has 'fully internalised the patriarchal assumption that a woman's main function is to provide a legitimate succession'?Thompson
- 13Who argues that Miranda is crucial to the play? (Prospero: I have done nothing but in care of thee)Thompson
- 14Who argues that the plays imagery and events are obsessed with the themes of chastity and fertility?Thompson
- 15Which type of criticism has interpreted Prospero as harbouring sexual desires for Miranda?Psycho-analytical
- 16Who states that the play is Prospero's 'daydream...a fantasy of omnipotence'?Nevo
- 17Who sees Prospero as a 'father' to both Caliban and Ariel?Nevo
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