The Tempest Conflict

The Tempest by William Shakespeare, was the last play solely written by him. The play was written in the early 1600’s and is a comedy/ romance. The play visits a few themes throughout the story and due to Shakespeare’ choice of words some are clear and others are not. The play was one that Shakespeare lived through and it marked the end of his career. Throughout the Tempest, Shakespeare uses language and devices to tell the story of Prospero and his actions as well as incorporate the theme of revenge.
Prospero, the duke of Milan and a powerful magician, was banished from Italy and cast to sea by his usurping brother, Antonio, and Alonso, the king of Naples. As the play begins a storm strikes carrying Alonso, Ferdinand, Sebastian, Antonio, …show more content…
The falling action occurs Prospero accepts Ferdinand into the family and the two get married, followed by Prospero revealing himself to everyone. These events are the last two on the timeline. Finally the resolution is the last event on the timeline or when everyone realizes Ferdinand and Miranda are married and forgive Prospero as well as each other. The conflict is what led to everything happening. The conflict is how Prospero was plotted against by his brother and the king to usurp him from his position as Duke of Milan causing him to flee the country and plot against everyone for 12 years while raising Miranda on an island. Every event on the timeline and that was a part of the plot shows the theme continuously. Revenge is shown at the very beginning when Prospero has the Tempest occur followed by everyone plotting against each other for things that have happened or will. The theme is present throughout the entire play and is very visible with the help of both the timeline and the plot …show more content…
Everyone was searching for something whether it was love, power, or freedom. Every event that occurred happened for a reason and situations played out for reasons too. These events led to forgiveness and a trip home but also proved the theme to be the main idea in most of the characters heads. With the play ending the way it did, Shakespeare showed the audience that this was his end and he was sorry. Through the play he lived part of his life and claimed it was time to say goodbye one last time. The plot and timeline not only went hand in hand with each other but also with the theme. Everything within the story, even Shakespeare’s hidden message about his career coming to an end, was connected and happened for a