The Tempest Power Essay

Throughout The Tempest there is a constant struggle between characters for power. The question presents itself who deserves the power and if they are responsible to hold the power they have. Consistently throughout the book you see characters trying to become more powerful than one another. The play is brimming with cases of force taken by power, and for every situation these activities lead to political precariousness and further endeavors to pick up force through roughness. For example Antonio and Alonso's topple of Prospero prompts Antonio and Sebastian's plot to oust Alonso, pretty much as Prospero's oust and subjugation of Caliban leads Caliban to look for retribution. At last, it is just when Prospero breaks the cycle of hostility by …show more content…
Miranda guess that this is her father's doing and she begs him to calm the waters. Miranda is aware of her father's magical powers and always respects him. This is another example for the struggle against power. it also questions if the power is in the right hands. Prospero consoles her that no mischief has been done and says that it's a great opportunity to educate Miranda concerning her past. Prospero then uncovers to Miranda that he was once Duke of Milan and that Miranda was a princess. Prospero's magic cloak represents his ability to create illusions and when he takes it off thats means he is going to tell Miranda the truth about her past. This shows Prospero's power over Miranda and how he has control over her. Later that scene we are introduced to Prospero and Ariel's relationship. After Ariel carries out Prospero's wishes to not destroy the ship and to disperse the shipmates across the island and not hurt the Alonso's son. Prospero expresses gratitude toward Ariel. Ariel reminds Prospero that he had guaranteed to diminish Ariel's chance in subjugation if Ariel carried out the wishes that Prospero gave him. Prospero furiously reminds Ariel how he safeguarded Ariel from detainment. Ariel had declined to do the pitiless offering of Sycorax, the witch who administered the island before Prospero's entry. Sycorax then detained Ariel in a tree, and didn't free him …show more content…
Since Ferdinand is certainly dead, Antonio says, Alonso's demise would make Sebastian King of Naples. Being far from progress on the island motivated Gonzalo to envision his ideal society. Interestingly, Antonio and Sebastian see being on the uncivilized island as a chance to take Alonso's throne. The one thing holding them back was their ethical quality, however Antonio disregards morality. This is another example of the constant power grab in this story. Even though Antonio and Sebastian had been loyal to Alonso for years when an opportunity presents itself all of that means nothing because all they can see is what they could have and not the relationship they had before because their judgement is so clouded by the idea of power. After Sebastian was convinced by Antonio they entered the room with their swords drawn. Quickly, Ariel enters once more, and sings a delicate cautioning. Gonzalo and Alonso stir. Gotten with their swords out, the two plotters assert to some degree unconvincingly that they heard boisterous howling close-by and looked to shield their friends from a beast they said was nearby. Ariel's entrance shows that Antonio and Sebastian's fantasies of taking force, they're still under Prospero's tight control. Acting under Prospero orders, Ariel put Alonso and Gonzalo to rest with a specific end goal to make a circumstance in which Antonio and Sebastian may uncover their actual indecent