Which Shakespeare play did Césaire respond to in Une Tempête?
The Tempest
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
Answer
In his play "Une Tempête," Aimé Césaire responds to Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Césaire's play reimagines Shakespeare's work through a postcolonial lens, exploring themes of race, colonialism, and the struggle for freedom. By setting the play in the Caribbean and focusing on the experiences of the colonized, Césaire challenges the Eurocentric perspective of Shakespeare's original and offers a powerful critique of the legacy of colonialism.
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