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This 4 page paper comprises a memo to Shakespeare suggesting he write a science fiction screenplay based on the character of Ariel in “The Tempest,” and then it discusses five stories and what makes them science fiction tales. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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File: D0_HVSFShak.rtf
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fiction is, and asking that the Bard write a SF screenplay based on a character, a scene, an action or a combination of them from one of his works. Spielberg,
no less, is set to direct Shakespeares first foray into film. This paper comprises the memo to Shakespeare, and lists five science fiction short stories, and some of the characteristics
of each that put them squarely in the SF genre. Dear Will The first part of the problem is to explain to Shakespeare what SF is. That might go something
like this: Dear Mr. Shakespeare, Its very important that you write a new work, in a format called a "screenplay," and that you write it as a work of science
fiction. The format is fairly simple; in fact, you can use your standard play format, which is almost identical to screenplay writing. (Trust me on this, there are things coming
along that will be called movies and your stuff will be filmed a million times.) But you have to write a science fiction play and defining SF is the rub.
(You can use that phrase if you like.) Its usually thought of as speculative fiction that deals with things that are scientifically possible, but have not been invented yet.
This will sound strange, because science itself is just getting started, but really, all those crazy theories that people like Copernicus and Kepler have been spouting; just take a tip
from a friend and listen to them, okay? Anyway, science fiction takes what is already known, and extrapolates from that to examine what might logically take place in the far
future, if development continues at the same pace. Youre a bright guy, Im sure you get it. Lets say that Hamlet wants to find a better way to smite the
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