How The True Repertory Of The Wracke By William Strachey
Would you be able to survive 12 years, stranded on an island without going crazy? A few characters from the play The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, experienced this challenging situation. The story opens with a huge storm resulting in a shipwreck on “Prospero’s island.” That wreck compares in many ways to the shipwreck in 1609 on the island of Bermuda. “The True Repertory of the Wracke” by William Strachey was used as a direct source and is the main inspiration for The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
William Strachey is a well-known English writer who played a large role with the inspiration for The Tempest by William Shakespeare. William Strachey became known as the “eyewitness reporter of the 1609 shipwreck”. He lived from 1572-1621 and …show more content…
Most likely, Shakespeare had access to Strachey’s original manuscript of the Repertory which first …show more content…
In the plot of both shipwrecks, the ships were sunk and everyone feared for their lives, but, everyone did make it out of them safely. In The Tempest, Gonzalo said, "Mercy on us!" (1.1 59). This quote shows how the storm was just getting worse and worse, and no one on the ship had a clue what was going on. In both stories, no passengers on the ship were expecting the horrible storm that hit them. They all begged for mercy and to be able to overcome that obstacle. Another quote that shows their fear is, “Nothing heard that could give comfort, nothing seen that might encourage hope.”(TRUE REPERTORY) This quote shows how everyone on the ship was terrified of what was going to be the outcome of the horrible storm and how it was nearly impossible for them to feel hopeful while trying to get past the storm. The characters from both wrecks experienced the same feeling and felt as if they should just prepare themselves for death and give up on all hope. After the 1609 and Tempest wreck, the passengers were stuck on the islands for a short amount of time before they departed the island they were stranded on. Both stories also ended with happy endings. In The Sea Venture, the passengers all made it to Virginia after overcoming their wreck, and in The Tempest, everyone from the island and the wreck made it
William Strachey is a well-known English writer who played a large role with the inspiration for The Tempest by William Shakespeare. William Strachey became known as the “eyewitness reporter of the 1609 shipwreck”. He lived from 1572-1621 and …show more content…
Most likely, Shakespeare had access to Strachey’s original manuscript of the Repertory which first …show more content…
In the plot of both shipwrecks, the ships were sunk and everyone feared for their lives, but, everyone did make it out of them safely. In The Tempest, Gonzalo said, "Mercy on us!" (1.1 59). This quote shows how the storm was just getting worse and worse, and no one on the ship had a clue what was going on. In both stories, no passengers on the ship were expecting the horrible storm that hit them. They all begged for mercy and to be able to overcome that obstacle. Another quote that shows their fear is, “Nothing heard that could give comfort, nothing seen that might encourage hope.”(TRUE REPERTORY) This quote shows how everyone on the ship was terrified of what was going to be the outcome of the horrible storm and how it was nearly impossible for them to feel hopeful while trying to get past the storm. The characters from both wrecks experienced the same feeling and felt as if they should just prepare themselves for death and give up on all hope. After the 1609 and Tempest wreck, the passengers were stuck on the islands for a short amount of time before they departed the island they were stranded on. Both stories also ended with happy endings. In The Sea Venture, the passengers all made it to Virginia after overcoming their wreck, and in The Tempest, everyone from the island and the wreck made it