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Comparing Tempest And Frankenstein
The Portrayal of Discovery in Shakespeare’s Tempest and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Discovery, is the act or process of learning new information or reconsidering old information. There are several variants of discovery including physical discovery, emotional discovery and mental discovery. Two excellent examples of texts about the theme of discovery are the Tempest and Frankenstein. Both texts have many similarities

The Tempest is a story of the many personal developments we have in life. . An excellent example of this would be Prospero, one of the main charcters and catalyst for the plot. Once the Duke of Milan, Prospero began dabbling in magic this is contradicted by his lack of power to exact revenge upon those who betrayed him. This

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