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In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the main character is now a
woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women
practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of
witchcraft. In Taymor's version, Prospera is usurped by her brother and
sent off with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an
island; it's a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a
father figure to Miranda. This leads to the power struggle and balance
between Caliban and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about
intellect.
Director: Julie Taymor Writers: Julie Taymor (screenplay), William Shakespeare (play) Stars: Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones and Djimon Hounsou
In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the main character is now a
woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women
practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of
witchcraft. In Taymor's version, Prospera is usurped by her brother and
sent off with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an
island; it's a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a
father figure to Miranda. This leads to the power struggle and balance
between Caliban and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about
intellect.