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The Tempest: Set free at last?

Video The Tempest: Set free at last?

TLF ID M018822

The epilogue in 'The Tempest' signals Prospero's acknowledgment that his time is over. He has given up his powers and seeks to return to Naples to live out the rest of his days. John Bell of Bell Shakespeare delivers Prospero's farewell directly to camera in a powerful and evocative plea for release.

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Educational value
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Year level

9; 10

Topics Aboriginal English literature Regional literature Characters (Acting) Text structure Literary criticism Beliefs Literary devices Figures of speech Characters (Narratives) Tragedy Culture Literature Attitudes Dramatists Literary styles Values (Psychology) Elizabethan theatre Critical thinking Social settings (Narratives) Language conventions Verse drama Narratives Intertextuality Personal responses Monologues Text purpose
Learning area
  • English

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Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: The Bell Shakespeare Company
  • Organization: The Bell Shakespeare Company
  • Description: Collaborator
  • URL: http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: The Bell Shakespeare Company
  • Organization: The Bell Shakespeare Company
  • URL: http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.abc.net.au
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • Video
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  • Metadata © Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Education Services Australia Ltd 2015 (except where otherwise indicated). Digital content © Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2015 (except where otherwise indicated).