The tale concerns the wizard Prospero, who was once the Duke of Milan, but was usurped by his brother Antonio and was cast off to die with his four year old daughter Miranda. Survived, stranded on the island, Prospero enslaved Caliban the island´s sole inhabitant. 12 years later, Alonso the King of Naples sailed back to his kingdom accompanied by his sons Ferdinand and Antonio. Prospero saw his chance of revenge, causing a tempest which wrecked the ship and stranded those on board on his island. The play “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare and the movie version directed by Julie Taymor in 2010 have several significant differences in the characters, relationships and themes.
In fact, some of the monsters in the story knew he was an epic hero, such as Circe in Book 10 (Line 56) “ ‘ What champion, of what country, can you be?’”, Odysseus finally justify himself to Poseidon, who finally let him return to home. As soon as he got home, he needed to conquer one last challenge. In order to see his wife, Penelope again, he had to kill the army of suitors that were waiting at his front door for Penelope’s hand in marriage. He killed each and every single one of the men. For this reason, Odysseus have had proven himself to be an epic
I've got to say it wasn't easy trying to figure out which one I liked best, but I got to say I liked the film much more prominent then the novel. To see the action and adventure come to life was astonishing. Once you watch it though you see lots of differences from the novel and the film. You might see some from the characters or from something else. You will have to read it your self, but I will give you some differences to give you an idea of it.
The Odyssey and “O, Brother Where Art Thou?” There are many similarities between The Odyssey and “O, Brother Where Art Thou?”. They share many things such epic aspects, difficult hurdles, resembling characters and much the same themes. They also have many differences such as having mismatched settings, unrelated cultures, contrasting beliefs and two different time periods. The movie is more entertaining whereas the book is more theatrical. “As it draws both on the narrative structure of the Odyssey and very pointedly alerts the reader of the film to its epic allusions at the beginning of the film with the words, ‘Based Upon the Homer’s Odyssey’ and its use of a quotation form the first line of the poem”(Cline).
Both of these films, in particular the 2006 version, feature contrasting elements to the original play written by Shakespeare. Slight alterations to the plot, sometimes to give the storyline a more dramatic feel, are evident. A stark difference in the 2006 adaptation was the costumes and setting of the story. Instead of Scotland, the play is based in Melbourne’s modern underworld gangster setting. This essay will discuss in detail the differences between the three aforementioned versions of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
In The Odyssey Circe was one to Odysseus about his up coming obstacles. The movie had a similar person, who didn’t have a name. Even though the sirens are mythical creatures, they are still put into the movie. Obviously this book and movie aren’t exactly the same but the similarities are kind of easy to point out. Odysseus’ whole journey is to return home and be with his wife and son again.
THE ODYSSEY Written by: Homer Translated by: Robert Fitzgerald Supervised by: Mrs. Amira Awaad Done by: Karim Ahmed Class: 9/C Summary of the Odyssey Part (1) Prologue * Muse, help me tell the story of the skillful wanderer who wanted to return home after the battle of Troy, the Trojan War. * He made many adventures during the bitter nights at sea. * He fought to save his life and his shipmates’ lives. * His companions killed and feasted the cattle of Helios. * They were destroyed and prevented to return home again.
She came down from the heavens and told me that this was all of Poseidon’s illusion. She brought up the night when the oceans split and bright light appeared. She thought that Poseidon must’ve sent us through some portal that changed both the time period and the place of where we were. I thought it was our punishment from him for stabbing his son in the eye. In the dream the goddess also told me that I had to leave the island in a month because Poseidon will mind control all the inhabitance to kill us.
He had just fought a war in troy and is on his way home to Ithaca, but on the way he runs into the wrong things and soon becomes years before he is able to get home. Then when he dose get home he has to fight the suitors. So he fights them then gets his kingdom back as well as he wife. The film O brother where are thou? That is based off The Odyssey resembles it but with a different life and setting.
This is done for several reasons which include the idea that an addition to the movie may enhance the story. *The book has more information about the story while movies are shortened and with less information. Also, for what the producer and director believe will enhance the entertainment aspect of the film, they made add information that was not at all seen in the book. So people should read the books before they watch the movie. The other aspect of the book vs the movie is the instant ability to re-read passages that at first the reader did not totally grasp.