Yet Another Blog Dealing with the Tempest!

Now instead of talking directly about "The Tempest" we are to blog about our thoughts on two opinions of literary text. One opinion, as stated by George Will, explains his thoughts of literature being completely pollitical. He believes that "The Tempest" for example, "reflects the imperialist rape of the Third World." He also believes that sex roles determine  a lead role in literature. When talking about Shakespeare's pieces, I do agree with this piece, however not entirely. Shakespeare is very biased of the sexes, and he does indeed use politics in his writing. The man is always the most powerful. That is Shakespeare's style though.

Greenblatt (intersting last name right?!) on the other hand, believes that literary text should be analayzed for its deeper meaning rather than jus thte surface text. This idea is more of what we need to do with Shakespeare's literary works. His plays may be politically biased, however they have a much more deeper meaning behind them. " "The Tempest" has to teach us about forgiveness, wisdom, and social atonment," says Greenblatt. If we were to just notice the continual insults and belittling of humans in The Tempest, we would not be able to grasp this deeper meaning.

Though  I agree with both Will and Greenblatt, my opinion sways more towards Greenblatt, simply for the fact that Shakespeare is more intellectually deep that political. His plays are meant to be analyzed and celebrated.