How Does Prospero Change Throughout The Tempest

The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare, is the story the revenge-obsessed man named Prospero, who seeks vengeance on his brother and the coconspirators who took his dukedom and tried to murder him and his daughter, Miranda. Shakespeare uses illuminating incidents in his play to point out changes in the characters. During the story, Prospero has an illuminating incident that changes how he is as a person. The casement provided by the epiphany showcases the meaning of the play through Prospero’s character growth that transforms him from a controlling man who sought revenge to a kind and forgiving person who is able to reclaim his dukedom peacefully.
In the first place, Prospero is focused solely on the plot of revenge that he has had 12 years to ruminate about since the loss of the Dukedom of Milan. Prospero’s emotions about the events that lead to the present are presented when he says, “My …show more content…
Prospero character is portrayed as bitter about the betrayal that cost him his dukedom and enraged that his brother was the person who allowed the King of Naples to oust him from Milan. His emotions have changed the once kind person he was into a man who only seeks revenge against the traitors. Also, Prospero’s betrayal has made him paranoid about losing control of what he has power over, therefore; he is dependent on his magic to hold control of his servants, Ariel and Caliban. Prospero uses his servants to carry out his plot for revenge, but has to maintain his control over them at the same time. In the case of Ariel, if “the spirit shows any kind of refusal or displeasure in carrying out the work, he is threatened by Prospero in clear