34 pages 1 hour read

Aimé Césaire

A Tempest

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1969

A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.

Essay Topics

1.

The fourth wall of theater is a convention that assumes an invisible wall stands between the audience and the actors on the stage. Analyze one moment in the play when Césaire chooses to break the fourth wall of conventional theater. 

2.

In Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Ariel is a shape-changer without a clear gender. How is Césaire’s Ariel similar to the original Ariel, and how is he different?

3.

Select one comedic moment in the play. Analyze the moment from the perspective of an audience member. Does the comedy enhance the anti-colonial message of the play or distract from it? Support your response with textual evidence.

Related Titles

By Aimé Césaire

Plot Summary

logo

A Season in the Congo

Aimé Césaire

A Season in the Congo

Aimé Césaire

Study Guide

logo

Discourse on Colonialism

Aimé Césaire

Discourse on Colonialism

Aimé Césaire