Discoveries can only occur if one is willing to take a journey, a leap of faith, while maintaining an open mind. Discoveries often involve introspection and learning about people, places, events and relationships that can challenge previously held values and attitudes. Through William Shakespeare’s 1611 play, ‘The Tempest’, and Gweyneth Lewis’ short poem, ‘Peripheral Vision’, readers gain a deep understanding of the concept discovery, and how discoveries, by their very nature, change our ways of thinking and our values.
Shakespeare’s, The Tempest, presents several discoveries, which come about through ideas of revenge, love, renewal and usurpation. These thematic concerns all question established power structures and hierarchies between the
Shakespeare’s, The Tempest, presents several discoveries, which come about through ideas of revenge, love, renewal and usurpation. These thematic concerns all question established power structures and hierarchies between the