Aside from the creation of the scenes, I chose very specific quotes to illustrate, many of which hold distinct significance in the play. Beginning on the ship with largely trivial characters such as the boatswain and the mariners, a tension is created, and their fate is left undecided. Many other panels are introductory, setting a tone for each character, complimenting and completing their expressive physical forms with textual evidence. While many quotes were chosen to create a lasting sense of the characters, others composed the beginning of a transformation, a springboard for change, especially in characters such as Caliban or Sebastian. By manufacturing a transformation through textual accompaniment to my illustrations, the depictions allow a view into a deeper level of each character, past the exaggerated features, to a static core personality.
The illustrations I’ve created depict and adapt various noteworthy scenes from The Tempest in a cartoon-style format. Although created to be simple and understandable, these cartoon versions of the characters reflect longstanding textual transformations in personality and physical form. I’ve emphasized these transformations through personalized exaggerations of emotional features evident from their dialogue, from subtle jokes to betrayal and defiance. By veering away from accuracy and moving towards a more emotional depiction, I’ve allowed a higher degree of expressiveness in both facial features and the surroundings, a less physically but more emotionally accurate depiction than a realistic drawing might permit. Characters such as Caliban, who goes through an immense transformation through the course of the play, also show immense physical changes, as he becomes more hunched over and deformed, reflecting his state of mind and decreasing innocence. Other characters such as Prospero don’t show the same radical transformation, instead becoming more stable than the surrounding environment, reflecting the power dynamics within the play, between characters and the island itself.
Aside from the creation of the scenes, I chose very specific quotes to illustrate, many of which hold distinct significance in the play. Beginning on the ship with largely trivial characters such as the boatswain and the mariners, a tension is created, and their fate is left undecided. Many other panels are introductory, setting a tone for each character, complimenting and completing their expressive physical forms with textual evidence. While many quotes were chosen to create a lasting sense of the characters, others composed the beginning of a transformation, a springboard for change, especially in characters such as Caliban or Sebastian. By manufacturing a transformation through textual accompaniment to my illustrations, the depictions allow a view into a deeper level of each character, past the exaggerated features, to a static core personality.
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