Brought to you by The Educational Company of Ireland
With annotations, analysis and commentary by Patrick Murray
Podcasts read by actors Simon Coury and Niamh Daly
Brought to you by The Educational Company of Ireland
With annotations, analysis and commentary by Patrick Murray
Podcasts read by actors Simon Coury and Niamh Daly
‘In Act 2, Scene 1 the Venetian ships and their Turkish enemies are at the mercy of a violent storm at sea. The storm has a practical function: it disposes of the Turkish menace, and thus of the political theme, and leaves Shakespeare free to concentrate on the domestic tragedy. However, the main significance of the storm is symbolic…’