Djimon Hounsou

Shakespeare, a renowned writer of the ages, often commented upon real world situations in his plays. One of these such plays is The Tempest, a dramatic story entailing power struggles, slavery, vengeance, a random island, and a lot of manipulation. The plot starts off riveting as Prospero, the protagonist, employs one of his servants to create a storm and cause a ship to crash on his island. Immediately following, dozens of plans are put into place with the survivors of the shipwreck that ultimately

How your story is thematically linked to The Tempest? For my English ISP, I will be rewriting scene I act I to act I scene II line 230, from a Shakespeare written theme, converted into a star wars and more futuristic based theme. In the Shakespearean comedy/ romance, The Tempest is a story which frequently hints many examples of the theme of isolation, through the setting of the play. Firstly, the island is probably the biggest example of isolation where the Protagonist: Prospero and Miranda become

Importance of Setting in The Tempest      Shakespeare’s enchanted island in The Tempest is a restorative pastoral setting, a place where ‘no man was his own’ and a place that offers endless possibilities to the people that arrive on it’s shores. Although the actual location of the island is not known, the worlds of Seneca aptly describe it’s significance to the play – it represents the ‘bounds of things, the remotest shores of the world’. On the boundary of reality, the island partakes of both

John Sayson Professor Hultgren English 180 5 October 2014 The Tempest Blues William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is an audacious play focused on the developing interrelationship between a group of stranded noblemen (and other lesser privileged benefactors). We are introduced to the patronizing father named Prospero who happens to be the Duke of Milan (and possesses magical powers), his innocent young daughter Miranda who wishes to marry the son of the King of Naples, his evil usurping brother Antonio

Even on a desolate island, political struggle between classes shape the islanders fates. In the Tempest by William Shakespeare, the struggle for political power between classes and the dream of being king of the island present itself. The struggle for political power results in damaging and destructive endings for the stranded islanders. The play has clear social and political structures that can be viewed critically with the Marxist lense. The damage and destruction from a bureaucratic society and

Blood Diamond is a 2006 film. Directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. The movie is about diamonds mined in war zones and sold to finance conflicts, and thereby profit warlords and diamond companies across the world. Blood Diamond is an adventure, drama and thriller type of movie. The movie is not based on book but is based on the real life happenings in Sierra Leone. Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Charles Leavitt and C. Gaby

The film adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, directed by Julie Taymor took the traditional ideas of the play and expanded them. Taymor kept with the story line of the original play, but exaggerated the issues of power and justice. Having Helen Mirren as Prospera is quite easily the most recognizable adaptation; Taymor changes Prospero to Prospera which heightens the power struggle in Naples during this time period, showcasing the common struggles for women. Taymor used a strong woman who used

into his fist to symbolize/signal life while an extended thumb meant death. Luckily, no one else in the Colosseum knows this, either. Crowe is efficient as Maximus: bearded, taciturn, brooding. His closest friend among the gladiators is played by Djimon Hounsou, who played the passionate slave in "Amistad." Since protocol requires him to speak less than Maximus, he mostly looks ferocious, effectively. Nielsen shows the film's most depth, as the sister. Phoenix is passable as Commodus, but a quirkier

acting. My own thoughts about the movie astonished me, especially as opposed to my fear of seeing a young Dicaprio on my screen in a lead role, once again. The incredible Hellen Mirren as a female version of Prospero, a somewhat provocative choice of Djimon

The Four Feathers is a 2002 action drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur, starring Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Djimon Hounsou and Kate Hudson. Set during the British Army's Gordon Relief Expedition in Sudan, it is a story about a young man accused of cowardice when he refuses to go to Sudan for ethical reasons. Harry (Heath Ledger), who is the young man, receives four feathers from his fiancé and three other friends. The feathers are meant to be a symbol of cowardice towards Harry. When Harry learns