In the spring semester of 2023 for my costume design class, I was tasked with costume designing Act 1 Scene 2 of the Shakespeare show Tempests.

We were told to pick a theme for our designs that worked with the idea of the play. My theme was the idea of culture and stories and how they change as people took over lands.

Ariel idea comes mostly from Norse mythology, but because Ariel is the first one of the island that has been taken over twice now I gave him a bit of ideas from all the other character as well.

Caliban was the first idea that came to my head, he is based of of Minoan myths, and how they worshiped animals like the bull, and how when the Mycenaean took over the bull became a different myth and a monster for a different story.

Miranda is based off of Greek myths, do to her been basically trapped on this island she has bands around her arms, similar but slightly different from Caliban’s, are to show this. Them being gold matches the accents to Ariel to also show that she is just a servant to her Father

Prospero is based off a modern well dressed man. I gave him bits and piece’s of both Ariel and Miranda ideas. But because everyone else is in such elaborate costumes, the idea was to make him stand out with how not stand out his costume is. His cloak is worn and his hand has black veins to show that his also not perfect