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A Tempest
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"A Tempest" Quotes

"A Tempest" reimagines Shakespeare's "The Tempest" from a postcolonial perspective, exploring issues of race, power, and oppression.

Quotes

I’m the one who’s the victim of this outrage, not you!

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victimhood

I don’t want to hear you talk. You’re nothing but a filthy, lying, disgusting old man!

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disgust

I’m exasperated, but I’m not defeated.

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resilience

I’m not your slave, Prospero, and I’m not your dog.

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defiance

Freedom is within our grasp.

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freedom

I hate you, Prospero, I hate you!

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hate

I am an idea, not a man!

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identity

I am neither beast nor slave!

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identity

I will not be tamed, I will not be conquered.

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defiance

The time has come to take back what is rightfully ours.

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justice