In further research of The Tempest, I found many different interpretations of what the play is about and its’ meaning. Many writers argue The Tempest is an allegory for colonialism as pointed out in author Robert B. Pierce’s argument in ” Understanding The Tempest”. I thought this was a compelling argument and wanted to incorporate the issue of colonialism into the design from an anti-colonialist perspective. I did this by using painter, Théodore Géricault’s painting, Raft of the Medusa as a reference. Gericault was against slavery in the colonies and his painting is a protest piece against the practice.
