The Tempest

Two stars from me for two reasons:

One because I didn't enjoy it or understand it enough. If understanding is enjoyment then there you go.

Two, for my ignorance.

I give Shakespeare plays more than two stars after I've grown to love and appreciate them over the years, studied their contents and after reading them more than once.

This rating/review consists of personal notes to myself. That's about it.

This is my ninth survival of Shakespeare plays - six tragedies and three comedies - each time like going back to square one with a negative review.

I'm now wiser by the width of a quarter of a gnat's gonad.

I can't think of anything more favourable to say other than this rating may go up over time as I become more knowledgeable.

Reading a Shakespeare play for the first time is like being blind or an immense literary clutz.

You can't get a tan by sitting in the sun for 10 minutes, maybe a little bit burnt is all.

I enjoyed a few snippets though:

"He receives comfort like cold porridge."

A nice little rhyme:

"The Master, the Swabber, the Boatswain, and I, The gunner and his mate,

Loved Mall, Meg, and Marian, and Margery, but none of us car’d for Kate."

And:

"Monster, I do smell all horse-piss; at which my nose is in great indignation."

Just to prove that Shakespeare can swear.