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The Tempest

26 minutes 14 seconds

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Animation of a man with long white hair and beard wearing medieval clothing and standing in front of towering sea stacks. Caption. Hast thou, spirit, performed to the point.

Part of the "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" series. A marvelous and terrifying island, peopled by spirits and monsters, is the ideal setting for demonstrating how puppets can become extraordinarily convincing "actors." This wild story, in which Caliban, an almost "human" monster, and Prospero's magic, which brings the spirit Ariel to life, is retold and re-enacted in a way that no stage performance ever could mimic.

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Animation of a medieval knight holding up a flag while another knight stands behind him. Caption. Narrator. News of Macbeth and Banquo's victory.
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    Christine Anastasia M. (Lakewood, OH)
    March 18th, 2015 at 01:44 PM

    Excellent! Thank you!

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    Christine Anastasia M. (Lakewood, OH)
    March 18th, 2015 at 01:42 PM

    Very helpful. Thank you DCMP!

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    Christine Anastasia M. (Lakewood, OH)
    March 18th, 2015 at 01:41 PM

    Awesome!

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    Christine Anastasia M. (Lakewood, OH)
    March 18th, 2015 at 01:38 PM

    Thumb up! Shakespeare for Deaf students!

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    Christine Anastasia M. (Lakewood, OH)
    March 18th, 2015 at 01:27 PM

    This is a very delightful animated and captioned adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest". This was very useful in illuminating the story for Deaf students.