The Tempest Hierarchy Essay

The Tempest raises many interrogatives regarding the structure of authority, status and power. How hierarchy set in the playwright; usual or as constructed? Furthermore, what are the circumstances when authority is seized? This paper will attempt to answer these questions in a coherent way using textual references, as well as the protagonist of the play, Prospero, to solve the accusations. As the play progresses, Prospero constructs the hierarchy in such a matter its returns things to their "natural" state. Any kind of attack, whether attempted or successful, will always end up with its power back its rightful place, and generally, (most of the time) with a lesson learned.

Shakespeare starts by choosing Prospero’s name from the Latin origin to define: “ I cause to be a success, make
Prospero relieves his aggravation and anger, by periodically slipping back to his noble duke character,” Thou dost thou here?” he shouts at Miranda like he was talking to someone of a lower class ( a servant) , “ Your tale ,sir, would cure deafness” her cynical response exaggerates on the etiquette of using ‘sir’ in a more matured contemporary audience etiquette was very important in this era – meaning your parents – and respect was much highly valued on often how you were educated, then it was regarded today. Miranda is also imitated by Prospero’s angry outbursts which were so loud even ‘the deaf would be cured” which addresses the fact that her father is a man of a higher nobility , like a servant is to his owner. The fact he is taking his anger on Miranda could convey different interpretations to audience; out of love he could be yelling at here to beware of people who may not act as they seem or he could be simply taking out his anger on Miranda, which is not sympathetic; but causes this confused relationship. However, Shakespeare portrayed features in this scene we can sympathize