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    The Tempest Analysis

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    In Act V of The Tempest‚ Prospero begins to speak about giving up his beloved magic. He recounts the acts he was able to perform with magic fondly saying‚ “I have bedinn’d the noontide sun‚ call’d forth the mutinous winds‚ and ‘twixt the green sea and the azured vault.” (lines 10-11) Prospero refers to his magic gratefully calling it a “potent art” in line 18. Magic allowed Prospero to perform many great acts and allowed him to confront those who wronged him in years past. However‚ Prospero makes

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    The Tempest Act V Summary Act V is the final scene in the play The Tempest‚ by William Shakespeare. Prospero is the main character of this play‚ and is also a powerful magician. He has had many unfortunate events happen in his life. He was the Duke of Milan until his evil brother conspired against him with Alonso the King of Naples. Stranded on some remote island‚ Prospero only has his daughter to keep him company for the past twelve years. Fate would have it that a boat full of his enemies has

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    The Tempest Forgiveness

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    Attribute of the Strong” The Sympathy the Reader feels for Prospero Concerning his Capacity to Forgive Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ introduces an isolated island that serves as both a kingdom and “cell” for the ex-Duke Prospero. Prospero wields unlimited power through his knowledge of magic and he orchestrates the events in the play by puppeteering a spirit named Ariel. The Tempest highlights Prospero’s inner conflict with his fall from his status as the Duke of Milan. After granting temporary power

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    The Other in the Tempest

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    The Other in the Tempest In order to understand the characters in a play‚ we have to be able to distinguish what exactly makes them different. In the case of "The Tempest‚" Caliban‚ the sub-human slave is governed largely by his senses‚ making him the animal that he is portrayed to be and Prospero is governed by sound mind‚ making him human. Caliban responds to nature as his instinct is to follow it. Prospero‚ on the other hand‚ follows the art of justifiable rule. Even though it is easy

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    The Tempest Colonization

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    The Tempest‚ a theatrical piece by William Shakespeare‚ was made in the age of expansion. This is evident in the play‚ as there are many instances in which colonization is apparent. Prospero embodies the role of “the colonizer” in the Tempest because of his abuseful‚ controlling and demeaning relationship with the non-European inhabitant of the island he was exiled to. This is evident because he changes the way Caliban acts when he first arrives to the island and treats him like he is lesser than

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    Miranda In The Tempest

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    possibilities are opened up to women because life does not revolve around the brothership of man. Men‚ however‚ still think that they are superior and have power over women‚ and they do not like women thinking for themselves. In Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ Prospero wants to have power over his daughter Miranda‚ but realizes that he can no longer dictate what Miranda thinks and feels by simply telling her to think and feel a certain way. By using magic‚ he feels like he can control her completely‚ but

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    Machiavelli The Tempest

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    Prospero in Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" fits the description of a Machiavellian Prince. He is cunning‚ conspires‚ and schemes‚ and has a tremendous amount of power throughout the whole work. Prospero’s Magical powers give a fairytale-like quality to the work‚ which he uses to his advantage to become the most powerful character in the work‚ controlling the destiny of all the characters in the play. He was unrightfully overthrown as the Duke of Milan by his also scheming Machiavellian

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    Prospero in the Tempest

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    Character discoveries in The Tempest Prospero Personal responsibility behind holding power. Prospero’s need for revenge catalyses his inner darkness. His thirst and dissociation with the nobles is heavily emphasised in lines such as “false brother”. He discovers that his actions were causing distress and pain to the other characters; his cruelties were finally revealed by Ariel towards the end of the play- “I would so if I were human”. Along-side ‘losing’ his daughter to Ferdinand‚ Ariel’s line

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    Control In The Tempest

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    Consumed by Control Are we motivated by the search for control or does this desire actually control us? People who are desperate for power rarely feel at peace unless they have a sense of influence over those around them. In William Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ Prospero loses his leadership to his brother and decides to use a purely psychological form of retaliation. Consequently‚ Prospero stops seeking revenge in scene V when his efforts give him the control he needs to regain satisfaction in life. Prospero

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    Forgiveness In The Tempest

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    Forgiveness or Revenge Is it possible to let anger blind any other emotion? The Tempest by William Shakespeare‚ is the story of the mage Prospero struggling between revenge towards the people that banish him‚ and strip him of his Dukeship‚ or the act of forgiveness. The play consists of Prospero enacting his revenge fantasy towards those who have wronged him‚ his slave Caliban‚ an outspoken‚ deformed person‚ and Ariel‚ a magical spirit taking the shape of a human‚ who feels indebted to Prospero for

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