The Tempest was written by William Shakespeare. It has been said that The Tempest was said to be the last play he wrote on his own in 1610-1611. The Tempest was written on the edge of the Baroque era. It contributes in broader cultural ventures of the English Renaissance constructing both the Roman empire and the European Renaissance likewise to England’s own. The Tempest was observed as a comedy by the actors.
The Tempest begins with the scene set with a ship stuck in a storm. Aboard the ship are royals such as Alonso, the Duke of Naples and his son. The crew members and the boatswain do everything they can to try and save the boat and all those aboard. While the members on the ship are awaiting their death off to the distance, on an island …show more content…
I was not excepting for Prospero to be so forgiving of all those who had done him wrong 12 years ago. It seemed as though that he had held onto a lot of anger towards them throughout the play and when it came down to their meeting in person he easily forgave them. I do believe that his forgiveness portrays a characteristic that a good king should have. It seemed as though all he had done to make them suffer was unnecessary.
That leads to what I disliked about The Tempest. I don’t understand why he wanted them to suffer if in the end he was just going to put it all behind him as if they had not done him wrong. It may have been some ulterior motive on Prospero’s side. It is hard to say why Prospero did it but it does give Alonso and everyone else a small glimpse into his sufferings for past 12 years.
One thing I found interesting was that the play was seen more so as a comedy than a tragedy. There are not many comical things about the play if any. It portrayed as more of a tragedy based play write than comedy to me as an individual. I found many tragedies throughout the play and not many actions that I perceived as comical. I believe it may have had something to do with the era and culture it was written in for it to be perceived as comical by Shakespeare and the
The Tempest begins with the scene set with a ship stuck in a storm. Aboard the ship are royals such as Alonso, the Duke of Naples and his son. The crew members and the boatswain do everything they can to try and save the boat and all those aboard. While the members on the ship are awaiting their death off to the distance, on an island …show more content…
I was not excepting for Prospero to be so forgiving of all those who had done him wrong 12 years ago. It seemed as though that he had held onto a lot of anger towards them throughout the play and when it came down to their meeting in person he easily forgave them. I do believe that his forgiveness portrays a characteristic that a good king should have. It seemed as though all he had done to make them suffer was unnecessary.
That leads to what I disliked about The Tempest. I don’t understand why he wanted them to suffer if in the end he was just going to put it all behind him as if they had not done him wrong. It may have been some ulterior motive on Prospero’s side. It is hard to say why Prospero did it but it does give Alonso and everyone else a small glimpse into his sufferings for past 12 years.
One thing I found interesting was that the play was seen more so as a comedy than a tragedy. There are not many comical things about the play if any. It portrayed as more of a tragedy based play write than comedy to me as an individual. I found many tragedies throughout the play and not many actions that I perceived as comical. I believe it may have had something to do with the era and culture it was written in for it to be perceived as comical by Shakespeare and the