The Theatrical Representation of Politics in The Tempest
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The Studies of Shakespeare’s romance The Tempest in large part have been traditionally conducted with a focus on its aesthetic or imperilalistic perspective. In doing so, however, they have failed to notice the workings of politics between Shakespears The Tempest and King James I. If we shift our focus on to the perspective of cultural materialist criticism, we will be able to find new avenures of interpretations. The purpose of this study is to expplore the politics in The Tempest in the social, historical, and cultural contexts and examine how the genre of romance effectively represents a particular political ideology. Based on cultural materialism, firstly, I explore how The Tempest reinforces the political ideology of King James I as ideological mediu. Secondly, I examine how The Tempest demystifies the absolute power of James I as a sphere of public resistance. Finally, I investigate how The Tempest presents a vision of utopia as a historical venue for cultural practice.The Tempest represents effectively King James Is political ideology on stage. The stage of the representation reveals the relationships of power and the theatrical discourse affects subversion on the representation of the authority. Shakespeare represents the appropriation of a political ideology by way of images of magic and the tempest. Through the discourse, Shakespeare focuses on the forms of representation by which subversive as well as utopian visions are realised. The Tempest, thus, is not only a space where power is contained, but it also is a space of public resistance as well as a historical space for cultural practice. Through the dramatic genre of the romance that breaks from the tradition of typical literary genres. Shakespeare presents us the needs for social change. The tempest in this work, therefore, is a necessary disturbance that speaks for the crisis of the times and serves as a strong cuase of social reform.
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The Studies of Shakespeare’s romance The Tempest in large part have been traditionally conducted with a focus on its aesthetic or imperilalistic perspective. In doing so, however, they have failed to notice the workings of politics between Shakespears The Tempest and King James I. If we shift our focus on to the perspective of cultural materialist criticism, we will be able to find new avenures of interpretations. The purpose of this study is to expplore the politics in The Tempest in the social, historical, and cultural contexts and examine how the genre of romance effectively represents a particular political ideology. Based on cultural materialism, firstly, I explore how The Tempest reinforces the political ideology of King James I as ideological mediu. Secondly, I examine how The Tempest demystifies the absolute power of James I as a sphere of public resistance. Finally, I investigate how The Tempest presents a vision of utopia as a historical venue for cultural practice.The Tempest represents effectively King James Is political ideology on stage. The stage of the representation reveals the relationships of power and the theatrical discourse affects subversion on the representation of the authority. Shakespeare represents the appropriation of a political ideology by way of images of magic and the tempest. Through the discourse, Shakespeare focuses on the forms of representation by which subversive as well as utopian visions are realised. The Tempest, thus, is not only a space where power is contained, but it also is a space of public resistance as well as a historical space for cultural practice. Through the dramatic genre of the romance that breaks from the tradition of typical literary genres. Shakespeare presents us the needs for social change. The tempest in this work, therefore, is a necessary disturbance that speaks for the crisis of the times and serves as a strong cuase of social reform.