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The Tempest as a Theatrical Contribution
William Shakespeare's The Tempest, is just another one of this authors' timeless pieces that have allowed him to become known as one of the greatest playwrights in many generations. The Tempest revolves around four main protagonists, Miranda, Ariel, Caliban, and Prospero. Yet one question remains to be unanswered; how did The Tempest come to become a written text? Was it simply handed down from one generation to the next, or did it travel from Shakespeare's time until it was finally transferred to a piece of paper? One main answer would be how the play itself has traveled from one generation to the next. Cambridge University teacher Christine Dymkowski, who studies Shakespeare's works, has focused on the transformation of The Tempest from stage to stage, rather than the work itself. This study is the basis for understanding this work, as well as understanding the diversity that The Tempest is capable of.
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