In The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, Prospero is observed as a power-hungry individual who lost everything from his dukedom to his power, and whose sole desire is to reclaim that dukedom. As the play progresses, it becomes apparent that Thesis: before Prospero lost his dukedom, his concerns were primarily for self-advancement and self-empowerment through his title of nobility and education. However, when Prospero loses the dukedom, he slowly becomes more concerned with Miranda’s general welfare and happiness, and his responsibilities as a father.. While Prospero still held his title, he was more concerned with self-advancement, and his power rather than his responsibilities. In Act I scene II, Prospero touches briefly on his life as duke.
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The Tempest (I.ii.152-158) Prospero describes Miranda as a “cherubim,” which not only portrays potential affirmation to divine involvement, but is also a way of demonstrating how much Miranda really means to Prospero. This is already demonstrating a shift in mentality from a previous time in which Prospero still had his dukedom from which he became an extrovert to learn magic. This is represented when he had Miranda taken care of by multiple caretakers, as he did not want to deal with the responsibilities. Additionally, this was one of Prospero’s first mentions to the importance of his relationships with others, however it was not an instantaneous polar-shift in mentality. Prospero continues by saying that Miranda was responsible for his “preserve.” This shows Prospero wavering between self-concern and his responsibilities for others. Furthermore, Prospero claims that Miranda’s “smile” gave him a “fortitude from heaven.” The implication of this being that Miranda’s smile enables Prospero to have a level of strength and courage so great that it could be considered divine. Prospero believing that he has almost divine courage further demonstrates that he is thinking is ready to take on responsibility, because Miranda makes him want to.Is a paragraph conclusion
The Tempest (I.ii.152-158) Prospero describes Miranda as a “cherubim,” which not only portrays potential affirmation to divine involvement, but is also a way of demonstrating how much Miranda really means to Prospero. This is already demonstrating a shift in mentality from a previous time in which Prospero still had his dukedom from which he became an extrovert to learn magic. This is represented when he had Miranda taken care of by multiple caretakers, as he did not want to deal with the responsibilities. Additionally, this was one of Prospero’s first mentions to the importance of his relationships with others, however it was not an instantaneous polar-shift in mentality. Prospero continues by saying that Miranda was responsible for his “preserve.” This shows Prospero wavering between self-concern and his responsibilities for others. Furthermore, Prospero claims that Miranda’s “smile” gave him a “fortitude from heaven.” The implication of this being that Miranda’s smile enables Prospero to have a level of strength and courage so great that it could be considered divine. Prospero believing that he has almost divine courage further demonstrates that he is thinking is ready to take on responsibility, because Miranda makes him want to.Is a paragraph conclusion