3 Comments
User's avatar
seanstevenson's avatar

“It is natural for Shakespeare to be drawn to images of the sea”

I read this and I wondered if Shakespeare ever saw the sea. And under what circumstances. I don’t think people travelled in that day with the purpose to just see something. His imagination is unrivaled and if anyone could fully envision something like the sea it would be him. But I do wonder.

Expand full comment
Henry Oliver's avatar

Who knows? It’s a convention as much as anything but scenes like the opening of The Tempest are impressive for a land lubber!

Expand full comment
seanstevenson's avatar

Exactly

Expand full comment