Research Paper On The Tempest

In William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest” is about a man plot for revenge. Prospero learns to use magic and basically controls everything through the entire play in order to obtain his goal. The play opens in the midst of a storm at sea. The king of Naples and his party were the individuals upon the ship. The ship had troubles staying intact and end up sinking leaving them to fight to survive. Little did they know that Prospero was the one who created the storm. Close by there was an island where Prospero and his daughter Miranda resided. Twelve years prior to the storm Prospero’s Brother Antonio betrayed him seizing his title, land, and sending him and his daughter to sea on a raft. While living on the land Prospero learned magic. When …show more content…
The king's son, Ferdinand, is brought to Prospero, where he sees Miranda, and it is love at first sight.
The second party is Alonso, Sebastian, and Antonio. Alonso fears that Ferdinand is dead and grieves for the loss of his son. Antonio easily convinces Sebastian that Sebastian should murder his brother and seize the throne for himself.
The third party is the court jester and the butler, Trinculo and Stefano. Stefano has come ashore in a wine cask, and soon Caliban, Trinculo, and Stefano are drunk. They meet Caliban, and think of ways to make money by putting him on display as a monster from the uninhabited island. Caliban a plots to murder Prospero and has his two new acquaintances as accomplices. Little do they know Ariel is listening, and reports the scheme to Prospero before anything happens. Prospero punishes Caliban, Trinculo, and Stefano with a run through a briar patch and swim in a scummy pond. Ferdinand is kept busy but is forbidden to speak to Miranda. The two end up find declaring their love. What they didn’t know was that Prospero had this all planned. His intentions are to have them wed in order to leave the island with the king. Prospero plans a celebration for the young couple's