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William Shakespeare, in his play, “The Tempest”, tells us the tale of the former Duke of Milan and sorcerer, Prospero. Here Prospero is shown on his island with his daughter, Miranda, as he lures his brother Antonio, King Alonso of Naples, and the other important players trapped on the island into his web of power. By the end of the work, Prospero has managed to reinstall himself as Duke of Milan; married his daughter to Ferdinand, the son of the king; and made amends with his brother. Throughout this time, Prospero connects to us as the larger audience through a role near that of a director, leading the conflicts on from behind the scenes while he foreshadows and points to important parts of the play like as though he were watching it from

   A production of The Tempest should emphasize the idealized methods in which Prospero uses magic to solve the problem of revenge which is so prevalent throughout his tragedies, perhaps the production might be a direct allegory for the magic of the theatre itself.   In this conception of the play, the scattering and bringing together of the characters in the script is significant in that theatre also could be said to bring people together and allow them to share in an experience of emotion, magic, and finally, of resolution. In this way the production could be used as a vehicle for conveying the idealistic virtues of forgiveness, compassion, and of course knowledge. In his book, A

Throughout Shakespeare’s The Tempest, we are able to view Prospero’s intrapersonal- discovery as an aged man through the coming of age. Using his knowledge Prospero orchestrates the action of the play in order to restore the moral balance and injustice of his usurpation. However, along the way, he does become lost in his quest for vengeance and his pride. Yet, by the epilogue he has come full circle; while the opening tempest resonates with his own internal tempest, the final act sees him “promise…. calm seas”, suggesting that he has returned to his humanist values. In this sense, Prospero has shown us that he moves from immaturity to maturity. Contrastingly, both Holden and Prospero’s process through the coming of age exhibits similarities of the development of maturity. Despite the significant age difference between them, they

Shakespeare’s retirement play ‘The Tempest’ mainly focuses on the used of power; the will to control over others. Power seems to be the main theme throughout the play as it is manifested by different characters either in a good way or as the case may be, bad. The protagonist Prospero is the main character that holds majority of the power, both magical and political. Tempest, which was written in the early 1600s, shows how characters like Prospero, Antonio and even Caliban plus others exert power over the weak and the willing. The significance of the different elements of power; Political power, Magical powers and most of all, the Power of Love is examined in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Among Shakespeare’s many works, Hamlet and The Tempest both have unique qualities to them. Hamlet is considered by many to be the bard’s magnum opus, his finest work. The Tempest meanwhile is known as his last work. Interestingly, they also both have similar themes, primarily revenge and fate. However in this regard they are opposite- Hamlet fails utterly, while Prospero is met with outstanding success. It is this juxtaposition that lead me to believe that The Tempest was meant to be a foil for Hamlet- Shakespeare’s last work serving as a foil for his greatest.

The Tempest, by William Shakespeare focusses on the theme of greed and power. The exploration of the universal desire for power manifests itself in the play through manipulation. It is evident that hunger for power increases the urge seize freedom from others and creates each individual to fit the mold one desires through manipulation. Therefore, greed for power forces people to be relentless in their pursuit of what they want, leading to excess which causes problems and conflicts. Prospero, the rightful duke of Milan, seems to be an all-knowing leader and ruler.

Through the initial flattening and destabilization of the once existent social hierarchy in both texts, characters are forced to examine their attitudes to power, dominance and through self-examination, discover that power comes from within. The eponymous tempest that occurs in Act 1 of Shakespeare play, the illusion of a storm, which places everyone In Prospero’s power, reveals that the courtly order of Milan becomes meaningless when everyone is in the same boat and that true nobility is based on an inner quality and not an outer rank.

     Motivation often propels people to achieve high goals. Sometimes, however, motivation is too strong a tool and can manifest into selfish desires. The exploitation of the weak invariably results from the strong abusing their power, especially in a political setting. In William Shakespeare's ‘The Tempest’, Prospero is displayed as a tyrannical character who spawns a disastrous storm as part of a grand scheme to regain his title of Duke of Milan. His subsequent treatment of each character in the play, even his beloved daughter are purely based on his self-centered motives. Prospero can be seen as an overbearing racist, as well as a usurper to land that does not belong to him, but rather to

In Shakespeare’s The Tempest Prospero is a dynamic character who possesses great power stemming from both his books and his manipulation of other characters and events. This view of Prospero has changed over many years with the development of postcolonial theories. Before this development, Literary Critics such as Mowat, Gooder, and Belton argued that his magic is just that¬—a form of magic with no link to his power as a colonial leader. He is still seen as a manipulator, but not a leader of the people on the island.

Have you ever heard of a two-inch black worm that eats brains and spits toxic goo through a mouth on its stomach? Sounds like straight out of a horror movie right? Well, it's real. This worm takes its stomach out when this happens goo spews out of it and dematerializes any soft low living animal. ! "This is the vilest animal," says David Robinson expert on mollusks also known as a malacologist. This animal is one of the most controlling and invasive species in the world (says Newslea),no wonder they are eating the natural small insect population. This worm could spread anywhere that you can see

The Tempest and Power Power is a non material possession that elevates people above their peers, giving them the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or a given course of events, we see power displayed throughout Shakespeare’s play. I suggest that engraved into humanity's essence is an intense desire for this power. The play is full of examples of power being transferred, sometimes being taken by force and in each case of force, these actions lead to political instability and further attempts to gain power through violence. This preputial cycle of chasing power through further attempts to attain it, seems to be the crutch of Shakespeare’s play and his thoughts on it, putting forth the idea that power and its

The chaos presented in The Tempest is quite more visible to the audience because Shakespeare adds the element of magic to the play and makes the miraculous event needed to restore order, even more miraculous. Though Prospero’s command restores order in this play, he differs from the authoritative court of Volpone in that he grows mad with power, greed, and the recognition that he can do as he pleases. Prospero, at the height of his revenge, is the authority corrupted and gone mad as he poisons his bounty given to the banquet on the stage in Scene III, sending spirits in to ruin it, spreading his madness to the men at the table. He shows that just as easily as he can generously give his bounty to the men, he can take it away from them as

Unexpected discoveries often transform one’s values and renew perspectives. Through the play, The Tempest, Shakespeare showcases Prospero’s intellectual discovery of his limitations as a mortal, and the consequential rediscovery of humanity which grants him empathy and humbleness. Prospero showcases his initial hatred towards the royal crew, rooted from past betrayals, as he says “They now are in my power. And in these fits I leave them”. The truncated sentence emphasises Prospero’s cruel and revengeful mindset, depicting his firm belief in “power” being the tool for vengeance. However, a dramatic change in Prospero’s attitude can be seen, as he makes an unexpected discovery of human mortality following Ariel’s monologue. He says,“We are such

‘The Tempest’ holds many triggers that guide the characters such as Prospero, Antonio and Caliban to reflect upon their choices throughout the play. During Act 1 Scene 2(366–368), Prospero is met with Caliban’s speech, “You taught me language, and my profit on’t Is I know how to curse. The red plague rid you For learning me your language!”. He is faced with the discovery that his educating of Caliban was not that of a selfless act, but an oppression tactic that has directed to his loss of identity.

The Tempest brings out the discussion of rule, in this play the theme of rule is prominent, especially in the beginning of the play where the conversation between Prospero and Miranda (his daughter) lead the actions of Prospero, this paper will be analysing the hierarchy of the characters, the definition of justice for Prospero and who’s the king of Milan. Prospero has magical powers which is seen later in the play, the play starts off by the telling the story of the current king and his crew on a boat in a storm that Prospero made, the story continues more on when the audience finds out that Prospero was actually exiled by Antonio who is the brother of Prospero. In The Tempest the rising motive of Prospero is he believes he is the