Prospero

the character Prospero learns this throughout the play. For many years he seeked revenge on his family for taking his throne from him and casting him out of the kingdom. He thought he had it all planned out and that he erased all the plausible flaws. As soon as the time came he realized he had neglected one very significant thing, his daughter. She had fallen in love with the son of his enemy. Seeing that she truly admired him and that he was commendable for her treatment, Prospero let his…

is whether it was wise for Prospero to forgive his enemies. The answer is without a doubt that Prospero made the right decision. Prospero would have gained nothing except self satisfaction from killing his enemies, by showing restraint he successfully restored his position as Duke of Milan, guaranteed his safety with a calm peaceful death, and finally, he ensured a prosperous future for his daughter, who is wed to the heir of the throne of Naples. For starters, Prospero made the correct…

Both Prospero and Rooster act as the independent, unyielding father figure Prospero is the protagonist in ‘The Tempest’. Straight from the start, he presents himself as a powerful, almost god-like figure with, perhaps a mysterious, enigmatic side. The more we learn about him, the easier it is to sympathise with him: we understand the cause of his bitterness and despair due to his brother’s betrayal but the fact that he does not take revenge and kill Antonio and Alonso when he could easily have…

Shakespeare, Act 5 Scene 1 Lines 25-57. Prospero, the former Duke of Milan was usurped by his brother Antonio to which Prospero wants to seek revenge. Due to his intention to seek revenge, Prospero plans to confine the Nobles including Alonso and Sebastian, who helped Antonio and even Gonzalo, a righteous man. Ariel works as Prospero’s slave on the isle due to the confinement of Prospero using his magical powers. After a discussion between Prospero and Ariel, Prospero reveals his intention to…

Britain and its colonies such as India and part of Africa. This is somewhat related to the play “The Tempest” By Shakespeare. The Tempest portraits post- colonial theory when Prospero possesses the magical power which enables him to control everything within the island. By creating an absolute control character of Prospero and an absolute obedience character of Ariel, Caliban and Ferdinand, Shakespeare’s the tempest proves a successful European imperial project within the island. In opposite,…

In fact, the main plotline is about a duke, Prospero, whose title is usurped by his brother Antonio with the help of King Alonso. Then Prospero gets exiled to an island with only one inhabitant, Caliban. After Caliban has shown him everything about the island Prospero takes power and enslaves Caliban. Twelve years after his exile, Prospero gets a chance to exact revenge against the people who exiled him by shipwrecking their boat. On his island, Prospero shows Alonso and Antonio how they wronged…

Prospero's wishes, and through the interactions between Prospero and Ariel and Prospero and Caliban, the audience gets the idea that Prospero callous and cruel. Not everything is what it seems, for Ariel is able to make himself invisible and change forms (i.e. Harpy) to create tension and problems and Caliban tries to seeks revenge multiple of times due…

Shakespeare’s The Tempest, the main character, Prospero, uses magic throughout the play to fulfill his plans for revenge and regain the power of his dukedom. His magic is seen in his control of Ariel and Caliban, as well as his ability to create a storm at sea that causes King Alonso’s ship to crash. However, by the end of the play, Prospero has decided to give up his magic, now being fulfilled with the power of his returned dukedom. In 5.1, Prospero delivers a soliloquy discussing his magic and…

Miranda, the daughter of Prospero, states that “Good wombs have borne bad sons” (1.2.119). In regards to nature versus nurture in The Tempest, this quote shows that there is a preference for nature as even the best conditions can still form wicked people. Nature is how a person’s underlying personality determines their behaviour, while nurture is how the environment in which a person is raised impacts their behaviour. The concept of the two applies to the play. A storm that Prospero conjures…

and strong spirit of Prospero serves him as a savor or a hero. He never disappointed Prospero, even a single word. From Caliban’s statement, all the spirits were forced to work for Prospero, but Ariel naturally obeyed all the commands, sometimes even thought ahead of Prospero or ask for the missions. For example, when Prospero asked Ariel to punish Caliban and the other two usurpers, Ariel designed the detailed plan and executed it perfectly to satisfy Prospero. Since Prospero promised Ariel to…