Blogs of The Week -- The Tempest

Thoughtful Playlists and Articles:

Sean Achola leads this week's list with two posts that convey exactly the right kind of thinking about the characters and events of the play. Have a look at his playlists, and note the carefully thought-out direct links between contemporary songs and Caliban's lines. Sean also composed a very clever "news" article saying Prospero was "exposed" as a tyrant by Caliban. Notice how Sean quotes the text of the play to construct this short article:

Prospero Exposed by Caliban

Caliban, an inhabitant of the island and servant to Prospero, the leader of the island and former Duke of Milan, has exposed his master. It is understood that Caliban's master Prospero, has been exposed for abuse towards his servant. Caliban claims that "Prospero regularly sent spirits to torment him when he did not bring wood to his master fast enough." According to Caliban, "Apes used to chatter and bite him, hedgehogs pricked at his feet, and snakes hissed him into madness. When confronted with these allegations, Prospero has denied any involvement in these occurrences and claims that Caliban is lying in order to get publicity. Caliban says that he has no motive to get publicity and is only making these claims to let the island know the terrible things Prospero does. 

More Thoughtful Combinations:

Darianna Tavares found some great parallels between pop music and lines from Ferdinand (above) and Caliban (below).  Ferdinand calls Miranda "so perfect and so peerless" -- as Lucas Grabeel says to Ashley Teasdale, "No one like you." Ferdinand adds that Miranda is created "of every creature's best," suggesting that she's the sum of all the great things he's met previously. 

Caliban's anger with Prospero is equally poignant, especially considering the island was his before Prospero decided to "Sty me in this hard rock"