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    625 : The rats are still in the cage, until a boy walked up to the cage and transfers the rats into another , smaller cage. Probably so the boy can clean the cage. Well, the rats were smarter than the boy, and the rats escaped. "Freedom!" Yelled sycorax while they were running for the exit of the building. After they were freed they traveled far, but at some point they settled down at the house of a military veteran named Joey. He had a small family. He has a son named Shaun, a wife named Nora,…

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    someone already living there and completely disregarded it. Caliban and Sycorax had been living there for years, but because Prospero had more power than Caliban he declared himself to be above him. Prospero saw Caliban as a savage, so he assumed it was his job was to civilize him. Caliban says "This island's mine by Sycorax my mother," (citation), but Prospero came and made himself King over the island. Caliban and Sycorax, as the only two non-white characters, seem to never be described using…

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    to the mainland to be enslaved, or they just enslaving them right there on the island. Calbin, like the natives, does eventually start to fight back. He does this by cursing and trying to escape. He even says at one point, “This Island’s mine, by Sycorax my mother, which thou tak'st from me. When thou cam'st first, Thou strok'st me and mad'st much of me, wouldst give me Water with berries in 't, and teach me how To name the bigger light and how the less, That burn by day and night. And then I…

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    island. On the island, Prospero has daughter and two servants with him. Both of his servants came from the witch Sycorax. Ariel had been trapped in a tree on the island by Sycorax and Prospero came to rescue, for ‘his’ salvation, Ariel owed Prospero his servitude until Prospero released him of his duties. Caliban, the “savage,” and Native American of the story, was the son of Sycorax. The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare,…

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    is eventually fulfilled by the end of the play. This submission started when Prospero set Ariel free from a tree where Sycorax, the witch who lived on the island, and mother to Caliban, had placed him. However, we can also appreciate, although differently, submission in Prospero's relationship with Caliban. The latter is considered a savage, a “devil”, as he was son to Sycorax, who was a witch, therefore meaning Caliban is the representation of an unrefined being who needs to be taught language…

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    In William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest” is about a man plot for revenge. Prospero learns to use magic and basically controls everything through the entire play in order to obtain his goal. The play opens in the midst of a storm at sea. The king of Naples and his party were the individuals upon the ship. The ship had troubles staying intact and end up sinking leaving them to fight to survive. Little did they know that Prospero was the one who created the storm. Close by there was an island…

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    Ariel In The Tempest

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    Ariel is the spirit that has agreed to temporarily serve Prospero due to the fact that Prospero had freed Ariel of imprisonment by the witch Sycorax. While this trade can be seen as fair, Prospero uses Ariel’s service to carry out actions that are clearly immoral by taking advantage of both is own, as well as Ariel’s magical abilities. Ariel’s service is used only for Prospero’s personal gain…

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    William Shakespeare never ceases to communicate messages through his works, and The Tempest is no exception. There are many lessons and morals taught throughout the course of the play that have both positive and negative impacts. The themes of those who abuse power damaging others, and those that manipulate others for their own benefit are shown to be negative themes that pertain to the dark side of the story, while forgiveness being worth more than revenge teaches a more positive, valuable…

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    Miranda Vs The Tempest

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    This epistolary writing, titled “The hush within turmoil”, is an adaptation of the play “The Tempest”, by William Shakespeare. These are a bunch of diary entries by “Miranda” as seen in the original play “The Tempest”. However, she is given the name “Myra” in this adaptation. This story is based on an Indian modern day backdrop as opposed to the Renaissance setting on a Mediterranean island in the original play. The names of some characters are changed due to the change of the geographical area…

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    offspring of the witch Sycorax and the devil, he is naive judged from a civilized perspective (Shakespeare, 2009). This is similar to the analysis on the Cannibals who rely on nature for their necessities. Prospero throughout most of the play makes Caliban his slave but Caliban being rebellious and plots to murder Prospero. Even though Caliban presented as exploited and inhumane in the play, he was able to resist his master in a violent manner “This island’s mine, by Sycorax my mother/ Which…

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