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The Tempest

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Barry Morse, Sonja Lanzener, Paul Sparer, Ira Burton, John Glover, Brian Murray, Nicholas Kepros, Susan Osborn Mott, Pat Terry
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Summary

In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare’s most lyrical plays, Prospero, a sorcerer, and his daughter, Miranda, have been stranded on an enchanted island for 12 years. When a shipwreck—caused by the eponymous tempest—brings enemies to the island, the stage is set for comedy, romance, and reconciliation.

The Tempest embodies both seemingly timeless romance and the historically specific moment in which Europe began to explore and conquer the New World. Its poetic beauty, complexity of thought, range of characters—from the spirit Ariel and the monster Caliban to the beautiful Miranda and her prince Ferdinand—and exploration of difficult questions that still haunt us today make this play wonderfully compelling.

Public Domain (P)2002 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Fiction Growing Up Shakespeare Comedy
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This tickle my funnybone. And I enjoy islands and legendary beings.🏝 And sweet eh.

A Seafaring Comical Tale

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A crew of men are shipwrecked on a magical island and tormented by an old man and his slaves.

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This was on my tbr for quite awhile and I just needed motivation to read it. I'm glad a reading challenge got me do it.
It does take awhile to get use to Shakespearean English, and there was no way to speed up and understanding it. I would highly recommend reading and listening simultaneously as the narration is not only great but the special effects are fun. That said, there is no way to follow it on audio alone as the special effects are a bit overwhelming and there is no way to know who is who.
Great play, free on ku and plus catalogue audible.

Delightful but difficult to follow.

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The audiobook version of this play is very entertaining. It has a whole cast, sound effects and music. I felt thoroughly entertained by the voice actors, even if it was somewhat confusing at times. I found it harder to understand Shakespeare when it was read to me rather than when I read it myself. The character changes and the scene settings were sometimes difficult to decipher when the audio version has omitted the setting descriptions, character names and stage directions.

Overall I would recommend this audiobook as it was amusing and quick to listen to.

Thoroughly entertaining

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The voices are clear and the story is at a good pace. I particularly liked the portayal òf Prospero, Miranda, Alonso and Caliban too. I didn't like the distortion on Ariels voice and found neither Stephano or Trinculo very inspiring.
Ferdinand and Antonio were OK.
music was excellent throughout and the Bowson had a great cameo and nearly sole the show but for Prospero's final speech, which I loved.

A Fun production - good for young people.

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