Prospero

father than he seems to have for his daughter. Prospero is talking to his daughter about the time that he was the Duke of Milan, and how he…

through perceived inherent moral inequality. Prospero addresses Caliban as an “abhorrèd slave ... capable of all ill,” as a “savage” that “wouldst gabble like a thing most brutish,” and as one of “vile race” (1.2.351­353, 355, 356­357, 358). Prospero’s first line conveys emotions of anger and disgust, undoubtedly at Caliban’s betrayal in his attempted rape of Miranda, through the use of a visceral adjective and an exclamatory remark. (1.2.358). Prospero cements a tone of condescension and…

murder shows that vengeance is not justice. In The Tempest, Caliban is a resentful slave of Prospero, He convinces Stephano to kill Prospero. Caliban wants this because Prospero has treated…

spending eternity in hell. As for Prospero, he admits that the reason he lost his dukedom was because he valued books above his obligations (XXX-XXX). Another instance books are mentioned is when Caliban plots with Stephano and Trinculo to overthrow and kill Prospero. Caliban emphasizes that first they have to deprive him of his books by saying “ Remember First to possess his books, for without them He’s but a sot” (3.2.87-89). This serves as proof that Prospero, without his books, is nothing…

Prospero a magician on an island with the population of three, including a spirit, has whirled up quite a storm. Prospero and his spirit Ariel had created a tempest that wrecked a ship that was passing by the island. In Act 5, Prospero is explaining the recent events that had happen to each group. After the storm the people on the ship are split apart. There are three separate groups under Prospero’s control. There is the group of royals, including Prospero’s brother who stole his power. The…

find you. In “The Masque of the Red Death”, by Edgar Allen Poe, Prince Prospero tries to gain power over the people, the murmur, and death; But as he struggles to free himself from the red death, failure falls upon him and his people. Prince Prospero throws a magnificent masked ball for all his powerful elites; he gathers all these people to his castle to hide from the red death, and to gain power over them. When Prince Prospero decides to throw the party, the narrator…

partying would do that to any wine vault even if it was the king’s. “Alfred! Come at once. “King Prospero yelled with urgency. “Yes, Prince Prospero,” Alfred said. “Prince, how dear you call me thy Prince!” King Prospero spoke in a livid tone. “I am extremely sorry king I assure you it was just a slip of thy tongue,” Alfred said fearfully. “Well make do it stops and go fetch more wine.” King Prospero said bored of this conversation. “You mean….out there.” Alfred uttered as the look of horror…

The character Prospero takes it upon himself to “help” Caliban. However, in the passage above, Prospero is calling Caliban ungracious for everything he did to him. The first sentence demonstrates how in terms of social hierarchy, Caliban is viewed at the bottom, a slave. Prospero proceeds to call him “filth”, representing how he views Caliban. The usage of the word “filth” is indicative to how Prospero believes he is superior to Caliban. Additionally it shows…

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,…

himself, The Tempest is filled with an abundance of power struggles between the social classes of society, especially in the form of forced labor. Power is what the majority of the characters hope to obtain, and most will do almost anything to get it. Prospero, the antagonist, goes as far as to control the other characters, not only through magic, but also through his manipulation and persuasion over them, forcing the others to do things at his will. Characters like Ariel, Caliban, and even…