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The Sea and The Mirror
The title of my painting is taken from the great poem by W.H. Auden^{1}. In The Sea and The Mirror, Auden recreates the narrative of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s play about a group of survivors on a small sea-locked island, and gives the characters new voices. For me, Caliban’s monologue is the pivotal focus of Auden’s poem. Caliban is the outcast in Shakespeare’s play, and a source of danger and fascination. Auden makes Caliban speak the story of the outsider. Caliban’s words are full of anguish and proud defiance.
Shakespeare decided that The Tempest would be the final play that he would write single-handedly. The last words are spoken by Prospero, Shakespeare’s alter ego, and the central character; in the Epilogue, after the end of Act V, Prospero’s speech ends with the plea spoken to his audience: ‘Let your indulgence set me free’. Not long aft…
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The Sea and The Mirror
The title of my painting is taken from the great poem by W.H. Auden^{1}. In The Sea and The Mirror, Auden recreates the narrative of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s play about a group of survivors on a small sea-locked island, and gives the characters new voices. For me, Caliban’s monologue is the pivotal focus of Auden’s poem. Caliban is the outcast in Shakespeare’s play, and a source of danger and fascination. Auden makes Caliban speak the story of the outsider. Caliban’s words are full of anguish and proud defiance.
Shakespeare decided that The Tempest would be the final play that he would write single-handedly. The last words are spoken by Prospero, Shakespeare’s alter ego, and the central character; in the Epilogue, after the end of Act V, Prospero’s speech ends with the plea spoken to his audience: ‘Let your indulgence set me free’. Not long aft…
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