the annotated shaespeare
The Tempest William Shakespeare Fully annotated,with an Introduction,by Burton Raffel With an essay by Harold Bloom the annotated shaespeare Yale University Press•New Haven and London
For Richard and Thetis Cusimano,magus et ux Published with assistance from the Mary Cady Tew Memorial Fund. Copyright © 2006by Burton Raffel. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced,in whole or in part,including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107and108 of the U.S.Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers. Excerpt from Harold Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations, William Shakespeare’sTheTempest,copyright © Chelsea House Publishers 1988, reprinted with permission. Designed by Rebecca Gibb. Set in Bembo type by The Composing Room of Michigan,Inc. Printed in the United States of America by R.R.Donnelley & Sons. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Information Shakespeare, William,1564–1616. The Tempest /William Shakespeare ; fully annotated with an introduction by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom. p.cm. — (The annotated Shakespeare) Includes bibliographical references. isbn-13:978-0-300-10816-3(pbk.) isbn-10:0-300-10816-8(pbk.) 1.Fathers and daughters—Drama.2.Political refugees—Drama. 3.Shipwreck victims—Drama.4. Magicians—Drama.5. Islands— Drama.6. Spirits—Drama.I. Raffel,Burton.II. Bloom,Harold. III. Title. pr2833.a2r34 2006 822.3 3—dc22 2005029102 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
contents About This Bookvii Introduction xv Some Essentials of the Shakespearean Stagexxxi The Tempest1 An Essay by Harold Bloom137 Further Reading149 Finding List155
viiabout this boo I n act 2,scene 1, Antonio asks Sebastian a rhetorical question: “Who’s the next heir of Naples?” Sebastian replies,“Clari- bel,” this being the king’s daughter and, so far as they know, his only surviving child. Antonio then speaks as follows: AntonioShe that is Queen of Tunis.She that dwells Ten leagues beyond man’s life.She that from Naples Can have no note,unless the sun were post (The Man i’th’Moon’s too slow) till newborn chins Be rough and razorable.She that from whom We all were sea-swallowed,though some cast again, And by that destiny to perform an act Whereof what’s past is prologue,what to come In yours,and my,discharge. This was perfectly understandable,we must assume,to the mostly very average persons who paid to watch Elizabethan plays. But who today can make much sense of it? In this very fully anno- tated edition,I therefore present this passage,not in the bare form quoted above,but thoroughly supported by bottom-of-the-page notes:
about this boo viiiAntonioShe that is Queen ofTunis.She that dwells Ten leagues beyond man’s1life.She that from Naples Can have no note,2unless the sun were post3 (The Man i’th’Moon’s too slow4) till5 newborn chins Be6rough and razorable.She that from whom7 We all were sea-swallowed,though some cast8again, And by9that destiny10to perform an act
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