The Tempest by William Shakespeare
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Re-read 3/7/25, for the umpteenth time.

Arguably the most beloved of Shakespeare's romances, where 'tis a brave new world to have such people in it--even if they are full fathom five deep.

I simply adore the thin line Prospero walks between devilry and the angels, and the realization that it is love, not hate, that will set not just him, but everyone--free.

It doesn't get better than this. I LOVE redemption tales, no matter how atrociously they've been abused in the past. They still hit hard, and if the world has its sights on total misery, then this message will hit all the harder in the future.

Where is wisdom? Is it all lost? Or will Prospero break his staff for real?

Power corrupts, infinite power... well, you get the idea.

My synesthesia smells ionization and the spray of an angry sea.


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