The Tempest
One of Shakespeare's last plays, The Tempest is regarded as one of his best, most interesting, and most controversial plays ever written. A debate that has lasted for decades is whether it was wise for Prospero to forgive his enemies. The answer is without a doubt that Prospero made the right decision. Prospero would have gained nothing except self satisfaction from killing his enemies, by showing restraint he successfully restored his position as Duke of Milan, guaranteed his safety with a calm peaceful death, and finally, he ensured a prosperous future for his daughter, who is wed to the heir of the throne of Naples.
For starters, Prospero made the correct decision by showing restraint and forgiving his enemies, as it lead to him re-obtaining his position as the Duke Of Milan. Prospero feels wronged by all those that betrayed him, and robbed him of …show more content…
Throughout the story, Prospero has demonstrated that even though his goal was to seek revenge on those that betrayed him, he is also trying to secure a future for his daughter, to which he successfully bred his daughter to the son, and current heir of The King Of Naples, blessing her with the life of a Queen. If Prospero were to give into his desires and kill his enemies, he would have condoned his daughter to a remote life on a barren island, with her only contact being Caliban and Prospero himself. You could debate that it is not safe, to send your daughter to live with people who, previously had tried to kill you, but Miranda has the guaranteed protection of both Ferdinand and Alonso, as Ferdinand is Miranda’s husband, and Alonso could not bear the guilt of having betrayed Prospero again, admitting to not wanting to live after betraying him the first time “I’ll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded, And with him there lie mudded.” (3.3,
One of Shakespeare's last plays, The Tempest is regarded as one of his best, most interesting, and most controversial plays ever written. A debate that has lasted for decades is whether it was wise for Prospero to forgive his enemies. The answer is without a doubt that Prospero made the right decision. Prospero would have gained nothing except self satisfaction from killing his enemies, by showing restraint he successfully restored his position as Duke of Milan, guaranteed his safety with a calm peaceful death, and finally, he ensured a prosperous future for his daughter, who is wed to the heir of the throne of Naples.
For starters, Prospero made the correct decision by showing restraint and forgiving his enemies, as it lead to him re-obtaining his position as the Duke Of Milan. Prospero feels wronged by all those that betrayed him, and robbed him of …show more content…
Throughout the story, Prospero has demonstrated that even though his goal was to seek revenge on those that betrayed him, he is also trying to secure a future for his daughter, to which he successfully bred his daughter to the son, and current heir of The King Of Naples, blessing her with the life of a Queen. If Prospero were to give into his desires and kill his enemies, he would have condoned his daughter to a remote life on a barren island, with her only contact being Caliban and Prospero himself. You could debate that it is not safe, to send your daughter to live with people who, previously had tried to kill you, but Miranda has the guaranteed protection of both Ferdinand and Alonso, as Ferdinand is Miranda’s husband, and Alonso could not bear the guilt of having betrayed Prospero again, admitting to not wanting to live after betraying him the first time “I’ll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded, And with him there lie mudded.” (3.3,