Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

“To cause paralyzing anxiety, is the dream of power. . .”

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Kate Stover

Is this true?  To have power, do you need to make everyone feel anxious?  According to the author of this essay about Shakespeare’s The Tempest, the answer is “Absolutely.”  The play is about an exiled Duke who wants to return … Continue reading →

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“The power of poetry is, by a single word perhaps, to instill that energy into the mind which compels the imagination to produce the picture.”

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Kate Stover

The poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge gave a series of lectures on Shakespeare in 1811-1812. In this particular lecture, Coleridge says that he considers The Tempest to be “among the ideal” plays because it “appeals to the imagination.”  Coleridge believes that … Continue reading →

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