Manga Shakespeare: The Tempest By Richard Appignanesi

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Manga is a great way to read Shakespeare, as close to a play as you can get with a book, and this was nicely presented. I loved the introduction of the characters with portraits and a quote at the beginning, and the way some of them were paired up - Ariel with Caliban, Miranda with Ferdinand. The way the characters were drawn made it clear who were the good guys, and who were the bad, and who were just silly. And there was a pleasant amount of silliness in the story.

And the story, for those few of you who aren't familiar with The Tempest, is that of betrayal and forgiveness. Prospero has been living marooned on his island, raising his daughter Miranda apart from the world, since his traitorous brother Antonio took his dukedom, supported by the king of Naples. Now Prospero has his betrayers at his mercy, having wrecked their ship with his powers of magic. He could take his revenge, but will he? His concern is for his beloved daughter, Miranda, not vengence. And he's shown forbearance even with Caliban, witch's son and half beast, who resents Prospero even as he serves him.

There is magic and wonderment, a sweet love story, and wrongs being righted. And a heck of a lot of wandering around the island. I have been told that the wandering is symbolic and important in Shakespeare's plays. Whatever. :)

I found it a very satisfying story, and felt glad that no one had their eyes gouged out or was driven to a murderous rage out of unfounded jealousy, or did that whole Romeo/Juliet stupid poison mix up thing. Yeah, I didn't think that was romantic, I though it was bad communication and horrible timing. Okay, so, I'm not a big fan of tragedies...

Ahem. Okay, this version used Shakespeare's original language, although it was a bit abridged. It would be a good way to go for high school students, and for those interested in Shakespeare, but a bit intimidated by the language. Yay, illustrations! They give clues as to meaning! Fun! Recommended for ages 13 and up. 0810994763 I absolutely LOVE these manga adaptations of Shakespeare’s work. We all know that the plays were meant to be performed, on stage of course, but other media work as well, such as audiobooks, films, or indeed comics.

Somehow, the drawings, in the Japanese style, evoke movement and you end up being able to see what the characters are thinking or feeling when saying the Bard’s words. That helps a lot in understanding what is happening, being able to experience what is going on, and thus allow a wider public to enjoy the play. Naturally, some content has been cut - some scenes being shortened, mostly - but that doesn’t detract from the story.

An excellent manga! I keep handling them to everyone I know that is scared of trying Shakespeare :O)

Here is my review for the play itself.
0810994763 Aug 29, 930am ~~ Review asap.

1245pm ~~ The Tempest is the second book in my end-of-August Manga Shakespeare binge.

I've only read the original play once, and to tell the truth, this book helped clarify a few points that I remember being confused about. I think when I am done with my Manga project i will create yet another list and return to the originals of all these plays. Shakespeare is, of course, one of those authors that can and should be reread throughout a person's life. Something new appears depending on what point you are at in your own life when you read.

But before I get too carried away with future plans, what about this book, right?

As always in a graphic novel the artwork is of tremendous importance and here it was, in my opinion, absolutely perfect. From the classic Japanese style ocean waves during the storm to the appearance of Ariel the sprite with its trailing ribbons instead of a lower body, the pictures seemed to mesh seamlessly with the text. I especially liked the background for Prospero's speech We are such stuff as dreams are made on...., and the way the words of his final thoughts are printed along those ribbons that had been a part of Ariel's floating image.

I am curious about something, though. In each book so far the introductory pages, which act as a cast of characters introducing the images of each person we will be seeing during the play, are all in color. But the remainder of the book is in black and white. Is this a rule in the Manga genre? I have read graphic novels, but not too much 'Manga' so I am just curious. I think sometimes black and white in a graphic novel works better than color, but The Tempest would have been lovely in color.

This is another example of an adaptation that would have made me want to read the original if I never had. As I said in my review of Manga Shakespeare Hamlet, I believe that is one of the goals of these books. And since I have now been inspired to add an entire new project to my reading plans, I would say that this version of The Tempest has the bonus of creating the desire to reread the original also.

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An Anime style rendering of Shakespeare. Not quite how I would interpret the characters, but an… interesting choice nonetheless. 0810994763 As a person who is already familiar with the play, I got nothing out of this adaptation. I didn't care for the art, although I've seen worse. It was amateurish and boring. I think it would be helpful for students who had difficulty understanding the original text and needed to get through it. 0810994763 This my attempt to both re-sample the Manga genre and brush up my Shakespeare. It was OK but I probably would have preferred to have watched a Royal Shakespeare Company performance of the same play. 0810994763 So I decided to buy and read my first ever manga. Tbh I’m not exactly disappointed? But I’m also not 100% satisfied? Can’t think of a word to describe this feeling other than “this was ok”.

Tips before diving into this one: definitely read the actual book beforehand, otherwise nothing will make sense lol (trust me, and talking from experience over here). OR, you can read the summary (which I looked up on Wikipedia (please don’t judge me, I- ).

Anw, at the end of the day this was enjoyable. The illustrations (or pictures? What do we call these in the manga world?) were great, but I feel like if they were coloured they would have been 199229 times better and more beautiful. But hey, the selling price of this manga was really good (spoiler alert: that’s why I bought it lol) so I guess you get what you pay for 👀

In conclusion, if you’ve already read The Tempest in it’s original (book?) form and enjoyed/liked/loved it, then you’ll probably thoroughly enjoy this manga. If not, then stop being lazy and go read a summary before following in my footsteps 🥲

P.S: there is an actual summary IN the book but it’s at the very end (literally second to last page) and once I got there, I literally felt like the manga was mocking me lmfao. Why would anyone put it at the end instead of the beginning? Like whyyyyyy??!?!? 0810994763 An interesting and unique way to present Shakespeare's plays. I think this would be a great way for visual learners to better grasp what Shakespeare is trying to say. It can be difficult to connect with a play without actually seeing it and this really helps. 0810994763

The latest in the breakout series Manga Shakespeare, introducing teens to a new kind of Bard.

Shipwrecks, long-lost families, and a powerful magician make Shakespeare’s masterpiece perfect for the Manga Shakespeare. Miranda and her father, Prospero, have been on an isolated island for twelve years. When the survivors of a shipwreck land on the island (thanks to Prospero’s magical machinations), they’re drawn into a web of coincidences, love at first sight, and old grievances that only Prospero’s forgiveness can remedy. Full of tricks and intrigue and ingeniously adapted into the manga form, The Tempest is a rollicking read for both Shakespeare aficionados and those coming to him for the first time.

Manga Shakespeare: The Tempest