In life, you need support you can not have a complete life without the support of others. The quote “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main (land)” from the poem Meditation 17. The quote is a metaphor for how every person is special and not one person can do everything right, each person has their own quality or talent that is distinct to them. It compares a complete man to a piece of an island, and how to be complete you need other “pieces” which means you need other people to help you through life. This quote relates to many things, including the play The Tempest because we see men helping others with problems, incomplete relationships, and the idea of revenge.
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There were many reasons Prospero wanted revenge on people, Alanzo wanted him dead and believed he successfully killed him, after Gonzalo took him to the island. Prospero had the perfect opportunity to get revenge, he saw a ship full of all his enemies caught in a storm, he decided to use his magic to save the ship and the people on it. This is where the idea of revenge vs. reconciliation comes in, Proespero saving them makes us wonder what he wanted if he really didn’t like them why didn't he get revenge and let them die, or he could have had a better thought out plan, on how to get revenge. In the end, he ended up letting them go without an obvious punishment, he did play with their minds for a few hours but eventually they were free. Why he lets them go makes you wonder about reconciliation, how Prospero ended up forgiving them. Many ideas we see in the quote apply to why he may have done this. Because all he had was enemies then killed them they would be gone forever and he would have only himself no other “pieces” to his
Throughout the play …show more content…
There were many reasons Prospero wanted revenge on people, Alanzo wanted him dead and believed he successfully killed him, after Gonzalo took him to the island. Prospero had the perfect opportunity to get revenge, he saw a ship full of all his enemies caught in a storm, he decided to use his magic to save the ship and the people on it. This is where the idea of revenge vs. reconciliation comes in, Proespero saving them makes us wonder what he wanted if he really didn’t like them why didn't he get revenge and let them die, or he could have had a better thought out plan, on how to get revenge. In the end, he ended up letting them go without an obvious punishment, he did play with their minds for a few hours but eventually they were free. Why he lets them go makes you wonder about reconciliation, how Prospero ended up forgiving them. Many ideas we see in the quote apply to why he may have done this. Because all he had was enemies then killed them they would be gone forever and he would have only himself no other “pieces” to his