Advantages: Quite easy to understand for a modern audience Disadvantages: may require some athenian legal system knowledge
...Wasps was performed in 422 BC at the Lenaia and won second prize. Wasps are basically about Cleon's control over the Athenian jury system.
In the play Wasps the two main characters are Procleon and Anticleon, father and son. Procleon has an obsession ...
Advantages: Funny, fairly easy for the modern audience to get to grips with. Disadvantages: For full appreciation, at least some background knowledge is helpful
The Wasps is without doubt one of the greatest of Aristophanes’ comedies, first performed in 422 BC when the poet was still a young man. It is one of the most easily accessible to the modern reader, both for its relatively simple political context and its ...
Advantages: Good storyline, interesting characters, humour/feel-good factor, hidden meanings open to interpretation Disadvantages: Some of the make-believe a bit over the top
...I first saw a production of the Tempest when I was far too young to understand the language or appreciate the plot. I recall that I was frightened by the opening scene that (if acted well) portrays very vividly the terror of shipwreck. I was then bemuse ...
Advantages: Superb characters Disadvantages: Possibly a little difficult to read
The Tempest by William Shakespeare is another piece of literature that I have had to read as part of my degree and I must admit one of the pieces I was most looking forward to. In general I must admit that I am quite a lover of plays and really enjoy both ...
Advantages: quite provocative and with some interesting subtext Disadvantages: getting into the language
The Tempest is a fascinating play, bleniding large scale politics with the personal, drawing on strong natural imagery and dabbling with magic - lots of the best Shakespeare ingredients. Obvious comparions can be made with "A MIdsummer Night's dream" but ...
