Now, knowing he has to be persuasive,
Felix introduces
The Tempest as this year’s play. They’ve all had time to read the play in advance, but since most of them read at a third-grade level, there’s still a lot of work to do. Felix writes the “keynotes” on the board, listing “MUSICAL,” “MAGIC,” “PRISONS,” “MONSTERS,” and “REVENGE.” All the students are frowning back at him; this play is much different from
Julius Caesar or
Macbeth, which they all immediately related to.