The Tempest is one of my favourite William Shakespeare plays. I thought that it would be fun to share, in no particular order, some of the many artworks inspired by this classic.
Number Five:
Prospero and Miranda by William Maw Egley, circa 1850
The Tempest is one of my favourite William Shakespeare plays. I thought that it would be fun to share, in no particular order, some of the many artworks inspired by this classic.
Number Four:
Ariel and Caliban by William Bell Scott, 1865
The Tempest is one of my favourite William Shakespeare plays. I thought that it would be fun to share, in no particular order, some of the many artworks inspired by this classic.
Number Three:
Ferdinand and Miranda, Scene from The Tempest by Edward Reginald Frampton.
The Tempest is one of my favourite William Shakespeare plays. I thought that it would be fun to share, in no particular order, some of the many artworks inspired by this classic.
Number Two:
Miranda-The Tempest by John William Waterhouse, 1916
The Tempest is one of my favourite William Shakespeare plays. I thought that it would be fun to share, in no particular order, some of the many artworks inspired by this classic.
Number One:
A Scene from The Tempest, Prospero and Ariel by Joseph Severn
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950):
George Bernard Shaw. 1909.
Some plays: Mrs. Warren’s Profession; Arms and the Man; Candida; Major Barbara; The Doctor’s Dilemma; Pygmalion; Heartbreak House; Saint Joan; The Apple Cart; The Millionairess.
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906):
Henrik Ibsen by Gustav Borgen. 1898 or earlier.
Some plays: Peer Gynt; Pillars of Society; A Doll’s House; Ghosts; An Enemy of the People; The Wild Duck; Hedda Gabler; The Master Builder.
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904):
Anton Chekhov. 1900.
Some Plays: The Bear; A Marriage Proposal; The Seagull; Uncle Vanya; Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard.
Thornton Wilder (1897-1975):
Thornton Wilder’s Yale graduation photo. 1920.
Some plays: The Long Christmas Dinner; Our Town; The Merchant of Yonkers; The Skin of Our Teeth; The Matchmaker. Continue reading
George Bernard Shaw was born on 26 July 1856:
1909: George Bernard Shaw looking dapper in a fab suit!
“My way of joking is to tell the truth. It’s the funniest joke in the world.”-George Bernard Shaw, John Bull’s Other Island
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth by John Singer Sargent, 1889
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth by John Singer Sargent, 1889
“Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t.”-Lady M
Stained glass of William Shakespeare, State Library of Victoria
Stained Glass of William Shakespeare, State Library of Victoria
Listen to Orson Welles’ Classic Radio Performance of 10 Shakespeare Plays [courtesy Open Culture]
YES, PLEASE!
Orson Welles, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, March 1, 1937
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