About this episode
The episode explores themes of dreams and the enchanting qualities of sound as reflected in Shakespeare's work.
Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices, That, if I then had waked after long sleep, Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, The clouds methought would open, and show riches Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked, I cried to dream again. William Shakespeare ( The Tempest, Act III, Scene II )
Topics covered
- dreams
- Shakespeare
- The Tempest
Keywords
- delight
- noises
- instruments
- voices
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Act III
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