Sycorax

and gives the impression of being more useful than Caliban. Ariel also asks Prospero for his liberty but Prospero tells him not before the time is out. Prospero becomes offensive when Ariel asks for his release and he reminds Ariel of the witch Sycorax who he holds against because she imprisoned Ariel in that cloven pine for a dozen years within which she died and left him there until Prospero heard him and let him out. This is also a perfect example how Prospero keeps a tight grip of his…

should be the Chief Executive, the president, of the United States (Ghosh, “Why is there so much voter apathy in U.S. elections,” 2012). Voting is crucial to representative democracies, and it is imperative that citizens participate in politics (By Sycorax Tiyesa Ndhlovu-…

Ariel's chance in subjugation if Ariel carried out the wishes that Prospero gave him. Prospero furiously reminds Ariel how he safeguarded Ariel from detainment. Ariel had declined to do the pitiless offering of Sycorax, the witch who administered the island before Prospero's entry. Sycorax then detained Ariel in a tree, and didn't free him…

Both ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Women’, written by Mary Wollstonecraft and ‘The Tempest’, written by William Shakespeare look at the ideological approaches to the body. Shakespeare and Wollstonecraft discuss how men control women’s bodies sexually using religion to justify it and politics to ensure they can maintain that control. They also discuss how men have taken it upon themselves to determine what a woman’s role is in society and by any means possible, restrict them to these roles…

Perhaps by birth, Caliban inheritably has “evil blood” running through his veins since a witch and a demon gave birth to him. Originally only his mother and him lived on the island, so Sycorax could easily teach him tainted morals. While Prospero specializes in good magic, Caliban gets associated from the very beginning with an evil, natural magic. His origins suggest his lack of “grace, civility, and art,” so he can only exist at the simplest…

In The Tempest, the themes nature versus nurture and relationship between ruler and subject are expressed in the relationships between the characters. Shakespeare uses these themes to make connections to the real world and history. Nature versus nurture argues whether a person's behavior is based on their DNA or their life experiences and surroundings. Relationship between ruler and subject gives input on the opinions of the ruler on its subjects. Both of these themes are not only present in The…

ultra superior attitude of the nobles. The treatment of Caliban was a sure giveaway that English culture influenced this play at the time it was written. Caliban was treated like a slave. Caliban’s mother, Sycorax, was the original owner of the island, Caliban states “This island 's mine, by Sycorax my mother, / Which thou…

To ask if labour is inherently exploitative is a loaded question, which requires a nuanced answer and a deep exploration of what ‘labour’ actually means. On the face of it, labour connotes tiring physical work for economic gain. The implication is often that the capital produced by labour is for the benefit of the worker, but as the texts I analyse further down show, this is not always the case. In this essay I will view labour through the lens of The Tempest by William Shakespeare and The…

Raynel Grullon Mr. Beehler Earth and Space, Period:2 9/29/17 Uranus Uranus, also referred as an “Ice Giant,” is one of the planets with the most unique characteristics and qualities. It was discovered by an astronomer in 1781 called William Herschel with the help of a telescope and was recognized and accepted as a planet by Johann Elert Bode. According to solarsystem.nasa.gov, Uranus was named after the Greek god of the sky.” Being the seventh planet from the sun where its cold and windy and is…

sleep. Little did Miranda know her father wanted revenge on his brother for taking his crown away from him. Prospero took over Caliban and His Mother Island. In lines 356 – 350 it states “I have to eat my dinner now. This island belongs to me because Sycorax, my mother, left it to me. But you’ve taken it from me. When you first got here, you petted me and took care of me, you…