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Emily Minnotte AP English Literature Mr. Nath 5 December 2014 The Tempest Written between 1610 and 1611, The Tempest by William Shakespeare is the final play penned by the famous Bard. The play portrays the illusory struggle of power and conscience through the character of Prospero and his egocentric motives. Politically, the play can be seen as an analysis of important political issues relevant to that of oppression and imperialistic tendencies of the time. Artistically, The Tempest emphasizes

A good story, in my opinion, will have certain elements that keep a reader interested. Of course the most obvious of those is the story line itself. No one will continue to read if they are not intrigued by the plot. Secondly and equally important are the characters. Even if the story is captivating there is little interest in continuing on if the characters are not either incredibly likable or easily feared or hated. A strongly developed character will always keep a reader following along. In this

The Tempest, a play written by William Shakespeare, involves various aspects of power demonstrated through a flip of the hierarchy of power. Antonio, Prospero’s brother, who took Prospero’s dukeship out of a thirst for power is on a ship which Prospero has caused to wreck with a storm, on the island where he and his daughter live. This is part of Prospero’s plan to have Miranda become the next heir of Naples by marrying Alonso’s son, Ferdinand, King of Naples. In Act Two, Antonio and Sebastian, Alonso’s

The transition from pre-modernity to modernity is even now, an ongoing process. William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest (1611), takes place between the late middle ages and early modern period. In the play, Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, has been exiled from his home and sent to an uninhabited island with his three year old daughter, Miranda. With his knowledge of sorcery, Prospero is able to conjure up a storm and bring forth his enemies who are traveling by sea. Although the play is written

In Shakespeare's play, the Tempest, there are several actions and descriptions that reveal insight into the personalities of each character. One of the most potent tools used in the play is noise. Noise, and the perception of noise sheds, a different light on the subtleties of each character. It reveals characteristics that contradict their written descriptions and often provides insight into the mindset of the characters. Through the use of harsh sounds and solemn music, Prospero reveals his apathetic

What makes a good leader? It requires honesty, integrity, and the love of your peers and subordinates; or rather the contrary. Machiavelli’s views tend to differ from the popular opinion. In his writings, he gives a detailed idea of what it takes to be a powerful and successful leader. To have success as a Machiavellian leader one must be prepared to do whatever it takes to gain and stay in power, use their knowledge to their advantage. The guidelines set aside By Machiavelli can be seen in many

William Shakespeare once said, “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none”, when he said that he was saying that love everyone no matter what they are; to not trust many people only those with pure intentions; and to never do evil to others. The last play that he wrote was The Tempest after that he helped write a few others. This play is not like the classical tragedy plays that Shakespeare wrote where everyone died at the end; on contrary, this is a story where revenge is an option, but forgiveness

Without gender there are other forces that make these two characters differ from each another. There is also racial discourse which connects with the degree of the power. The power of The Tempest could be considered as the power of the oppressor. Ania Loomba mentions Prospero’s language as “language of misogyny as well as racism” (328). Loomba also defines Sycorax as black woman and states that her racial difference makes her feminine identity more colorful: “Therefore Prospero as colonialist consolidates

If there is a fact film directors apparently have not yet realized, it is that the extraordinary, magnificent Shakespeare plays simply cannot ever be transformed into films. With every Shakespeare film released we witnessed this in the predictable, gullible and ludicrous acting of Leonardo DiCaprio in the vulgar 1997 Romeo and Juliet, and in the poor filmography of Roman Polansky’s Macbeth. Therefore, when I was preparing myself to watch the modern version of The Tempest, filmed in 2010, I was expecting

Prospero is a powerful, sharp, determined, and a loving father, who likes to be in control. In Act One Scene 2, his language tells us a lot about him and his relationships with the other characters. Prospero’s retellings of past events to Miranda and Ariel illustrates how Prospero maintained his power, exploring the old man’s meticulous carful methods of controlling those around him through magic, charisma, and rhetoric. When we meet Ariel we see Prospero's control over him straight away with "Has't