The Tempest (Film) Literary Elements

The Tempest (Film) Literary Elements

Director

Julie Taymor

Leading Actors/Actresses

Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Reeve Carney, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Winshaw, Chris Cooper, Alan Cumming, Tom Conti

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Language

English

Awards

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Date of Release

2010

Producer

Robert Chartoff, Lynn Hendee, Jason K. Lau, Julia Taylor-Stanley

Setting and Context

An Island at Sea

Narrator and Point of View

Point of view is that of Prospera

Tone and Mood

Dramatic, Comedic

Protagonist and Antagonist

Protagonist is Prospera, Antagonists are Caliban and Antonio

Major Conflict

Prospera has caused a storm which wrecks a noble's ship causing them to drift to her island.

Climax

Prospera commits her daughter, Miranda to Prince Ferdinand so that they may return to Italy.

Foreshadowing

Prospera puts her daughter to sleep early in the film. This foreshadows that she is hiding something from her.

Understatement

It's understated that Prospera has hypnotized Ferdinand into loving Miranda.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

N/A

Allusions

Prospera's shattered staff is an allusion to her no longer practicing magic.

Paradox

Prospera has the ability to kill every person on the island but paradoxically keeps them alive in order to get back to Italy.

Parallelism

The final scene with Prospera by the sea parallels one of the opening scenes where she has conjured the storm.

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