Tom Wayne has amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books.His collection ranges from best sellers, such as Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October" and Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire of the Vanities," to...

William Hutt, widely regarded as one of Canada's finest classical actors and a company member at the Stratford Festival for almost four decades, has died at the age of 87.Hutt died Wednesday of leukemia at Stratford General Hospital, the Festival announced.At the Stratford Festival, where...

Philippine lawmakers ousted the powerful leader of the House of Representatives early Tuesday in a vote he alleged was orchestrated by former ally President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo because his son linked her husband to a corruption scandal.Arroyo's dominant allies removed Jose de Venecia, the longest-serving...

The Castle in the Forest, by Norman Mailer. Random House, 477 pages, $27.95. Norman Mailer’s first novel in over 10 years has a couple of big surprises right off the bat. One is physical, the other spiritual. As to the first, the welterweight...

Explores The Tempest by Willaim Shakespeare. Provides a character analysis on the lead character, Prospero. Describes how the character's perspective changes depending on the actor in the role.

Shakespeare's audiences would feel somewhat moved by Prospero's tale of betrayal and upheaval. Yet others would think it self inflicted, as it was his own fault for neglecting his dukedom in favour of his books. We also discover that the books were not of the ordinary nature, many of them were magical and of the supernatural orientation.