Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86672 posts
Tue Sep-27-05 02:22 PM
40. "I disagree. The Tempest is fantastic." In response to In response to 21
Just like many British actors becomes more comfortable with age, so does Shakespeare with his language. Some of Caliban's speeches are among the most brilliant things he's ever written. It's just absurdist, magical, and lots of fun.
And I agree on the post-colonial theory stuff. I spent a week studying nothing but Caliban when I took a Shakespeare class, and how he related to the imperialist nature of the times.