william Shakespeares The Tempest
... These journeys can be reflected through a variety of texts such as William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’, an Elizabethan romance that combines elements of tragedy and comedy, the poem ‘Geriatric Patient’ with an anonymous composer which tells the story of an elderly woman reflecting on her once happy life, and ‘The Ivory Trail,’ a book cover by Victor Kelleher with it’s mystical and exotic elements of intrigue that takes us on it’s imaginative journey through time. The Tempest takes us on an imaginative journey showing the audience how Prospero is initially eager to seek revenge on those who have been vindictive in times of yore. ... Prosperos spiritual servant, Ariel, constructs the tempest, which refers to both the tremendous storm and the emotional conflicts within the play. ... The mystical island of the Tempest provides the audience with a journey into the unknown, while the Ivory Trail invites us back in time.