Prospero Quotes
More Prospero Quotes
I have to confess that I felt rather proudof the simple device of my suffocating cloud.The Prospero of poisons, the Faustus of the front,bringing mental magic to modern armament.
tony harrison— "Fritz Haber", line 5; from Square Rounds (London: Faber & Faber, 1992).
— The title character of the poem was responsible for developing chlorine gas as a weapon of war.
It was Mr. Greenaway's conceit, and a terrifically promising one, that in this " Tempest " Mr. Gielgud's Prospero should also be a mirror image of Shakespeare at the end of his career, with a further association to the actor himself, nearing the end of his career as an actor.
— Vincent Canby, Theatre review, New York Times September 28, 1991
The strongest oaths are straw To th' fire i' the blood. Be more abstemious, Or else good night your vow!
william shakespeare— Said by Prospero, The Tempest, Act 4, Scene 1, Line 53.
Caliban: As wicked dew as e'er my mother brush'd With raven's feather from unwholesome fen, Drop on you both! a south-west blow on ye, And blister you all o'er! Prospero: For this, be sure, to-night thou shalt have cramps, Side-stitches that shall pen thy breath up; urchins Shall, for that vast of night that they may work, All exercise on thee; thou shalt be pinch'd As thick as honeycomb, each pinch more stinging Than bees that made 'em.
william shakespeare— The Tempest, Act 1, Scene ii
