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Lost TV Show is based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

I actually thought I had discovered this first



While browsing through a local bookstore, I came upon a rack of scholarly essentials; classic books that are used in academics. Several plays by Shakespeare were included. Even though, over the years, I have gamely attempted to read several of them, I am really only familiar with "Romeo & Juliet." So, in pursuit of further personal enrichment, I picked up a copy of "The Tempest" and skimmed the summary/intro section.

Apparently, the play is a surreal tale involving betrayal, magic and manipulation. A king is banished to a mysterious island, meets some magical friends there, and plots to bring others to his island, to manipulate their experiences, friendships, and repentance.




I'm not a big Lost fan, but even in the few short sentences I read, there seemed to be a striking parallel to that TV show. Having never heard of this particular explanation for the show's plot, I was rather proud of myself. I might have just solved one of the bigger popular entertainment mysteries of today. I wanted to get this idea out on my blog, to demonstrate when I had discovered it, because, no doubt, others would quickly see the light and claim the idea as their own.

So, just prior to beginning this entry, I thought it wise to first check if anyone else had happened to make this discovery prior to me. A quick Google search of "Lost Tempest comparison" showed me that, indeed, others had conceptualized, debated, analyzed, etc. this idea for several years.

So this discovery will have to go down as one of those things I've invented/discovered/theorized "on my own".

Another one is the bounce pass in basketball.