Shakespeare Is Meant to Be Read ALOUD: The Tempest

The beginning of an ongoing series of videos dedicated to exploring Shakespeare's works as a text that must be heard to be felt.

Part 1: The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1, Prospero's Epilogue

PROSPERO
Now my charms are all o'erthrown,
And what strength I have's mine own,
Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,
I must be here confined by you,
Or sent to Naples. Let me not,
Since I have my dukedom got
And pardon'd the deceiver, dwell
In this bare island by your spell;
But release me from my bands
With the help of your good hands:
Gentle breath of yours my sails
Must fill, or else my project fails,
Which was to please. Now I want
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant,
And my ending is despair,
Unless I be relieved by prayer,
Which pierces so that it assaults
Mercy itself and frees all faults.
As you from crimes would pardon'd be,
Let your indulgence set me free.

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• read
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• tempest
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[genmaximus110]

Cool idea. A suggestion, if I may: scroll the "lyrics" on the screen as you speak or add them to the descrpition box.

But it's possible this view hasn't gotten my full attention, because I just woke up after working third shift and I only had 2 1/2 hours of sleep and now I've got to go to my other job. But, with Shakespeare's dialogue, it's probably a good idea, ...probably.

Sorry for the rant.

[normanthepig]

Good idea.  I added it.

[genmaximus110]

Thank you for adding those. I've watched it a few more times. I like your interpretation of reading it aloud; it was very passionate and well-paced. Your use of dynamics really boosted the enchantment of the piece.

[normanthepig]

Glad you like it. I generally think I'm terrible at acting or reading shakespeare, so it's nice to hear I did not totally butcher it.

[annabodhi38]

Dude... I really liked this. Thank you!

[tatboi1]

Read aloud, yes - but GOD, not in an American accent. Ghastly, doleful, calamitous........

[greenkylepeppers123]

can i give you a suckie suckie

[starlightcheese]

. . . I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NEXT ONE USING PROPS!

haha.

[peetree2k6]

You're doing a good thing.

[genmaximus110]

Let me put it this way, and I mean it as a compliment: I'm really not into Shakespeare, or shall I say I find it hard to get into his work, yet the way you read it made me interested in hearing it.