Movingly rendered, concentrating on Prospero's emotion, rather than the stunning poetry. Possibly the greatest valedictory speech ever written - very good at funerals!
Only last year, I have completed The Tempest in highschool. Prospero is the greatest magician of all because he had the heart to forgive his wrongdoers.
That's a really lovely reading of the speech. 'we are such stuff..' he captures the extension of this thought perfectly. As in - we're like that. So often the mood dominates this speech, an actor trying to be wise and it coes off sounding like bad Gandulph. But he brings emotional truth to the revelation and makes his logic perfectly clear. That's good acting.
The sadness in this performance doesn't really ring right for me. I think this is a very poignant speech, and it makes sense to be emotional, but to me it's a speech getting at the the strangeness and mysteriousness of the world, not its sadness.
@@seansmith3058 Well, think of Shakespeare sick, losing interest in his craft and acknowledging the destructive power of time. I think his performance fit those feelings very well
When are we going to get away from emotions replacing the text, disrespect for the iambic pentameter, and irrelevant modern costume that turns the whole affair shabby? Sorry, this is a disaster. Time to drop our misplaced reverence for these establishment actors and start demanding authentic, historically informed performances.
Those types of performances exist and we can attend them, but performed art is not a static, unchanging thing. It lives and it breathes with each new generation that takes it up. The classic can exist alongside the modern, we should drop our misplaced reverence for "authentic." Hell, the notion of an authentic performance is a fallacy given how much language has changed from Shakespeare's day. Even the occasional productions done in original pronunciation are not 100% as there is only so much of the speech of that time that we can recreate with some certainty. Demanding art fit the mold you enjoy is demanding stagnation.
Saw this today and it’s such a great performance from everyone. Loved it and looking forward to seeing another performance soon.
Movingly rendered, concentrating on Prospero's emotion, rather than the stunning poetry. Possibly the greatest valedictory speech ever written - very good at funerals!
oh wow, he managed to move me to tears in only 1 minute, absolutley brilliant performance!
Only last year, I have completed The Tempest in highschool.
Prospero is the greatest magician of all because he had the heart to forgive his wrongdoers.
Great insight. Thank you very much. I won't forget your words Md Shamim.
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Ahh I love this, Tempest was so good 👏🏼
That's a really lovely reading of the speech. 'we are such stuff..' he captures the extension of this thought perfectly. As in - we're like that. So often the mood dominates this speech, an actor trying to be wise and it coes off sounding like bad Gandulph. But he brings emotional truth to the revelation and makes his logic perfectly clear. That's good acting.
It's a great production, at home in The Globe
We are such stuff, dreams are made off 😍🍾🥂
@johnashtone7167 bad translation on my part I only knew the quote in swedish and couldnt find it atm
i commend the actors this summer is hot temperature wise.
The sadness in this performance doesn't really ring right for me. I think this is a very poignant speech, and it makes sense to be emotional, but to me it's a speech getting at the the strangeness and mysteriousness of the world, not its sadness.
I know not why he is so sad.
It is Shakespeare himself saying goodbye
@@Muguetsu That's the ending speech. Anyway, I'm referring to this guy's performance.
@@seansmith3058 Well, think of Shakespeare sick, losing interest in his craft and acknowledging the destructive power of time. I think his performance fit those feelings very well
@@Muguetsu You are referring to the wrong speech.
When are we going to get away from emotions replacing the text, disrespect for the iambic pentameter, and irrelevant modern costume that turns the whole affair shabby? Sorry, this is a disaster. Time to drop our misplaced reverence for these establishment actors and start demanding authentic, historically informed performances.
Those types of performances exist and we can attend them, but performed art is not a static, unchanging thing. It lives and it breathes with each new generation that takes it up. The classic can exist alongside the modern, we should drop our misplaced reverence for "authentic." Hell, the notion of an authentic performance is a fallacy given how much language has changed from Shakespeare's day. Even the occasional productions done in original pronunciation are not 100% as there is only so much of the speech of that time that we can recreate with some certainty.
Demanding art fit the mold you enjoy is demanding stagnation.