Family Relationship in The Tempest
The Tempest is the last play Shakespeare wrote. The play is about Prospero who has been overthrown from his dukedom in a very unfair and ruthless faction by his brother Antonio. Prospero has magical powers. I try to show the relationship between Prospero, Miranda, Ariel, Caliban and Ferdinand.
Prospero is a controlling person, he controls and dominates his daughter Miranda. This is highlighted by when he told Miranda “obey and be attentive”. On the other hand when he wants to tell his story, Prospero is very forceful and controlling, ordering her to “sit down and listen”. He has control on Ariel as well, Prospero uses him to do anything he wants, when Ariel asks Prospero about his freedom Prospero becomes angry and threatens Ariel by saying he will open an oak tree and put him inside. Prospero wants to even control Ferdinand when he reminds him he cannot have sex with his daughter before marriage due to the fact that then (Shakespeare time) people were very much religious oriented and sex before marriage was forbidden.
At first I assumed Prospero is an evil man for causing The Tempest, but I feel that he loves Miranda, Ariel and Caliban in different ways. Prospero loves his daughter very much and would do anything to protect her and it shows this perfectly when he said “I have done nothing but in care of thee, of thee my dear one”. Prospero likes to show Miranda that anything he does is to protect her, “I have done nothing expect to protect you, protect you” and we specifically know this when Caliban wanted to rape Miranda.
Prospero has two servants who are Arial and Caliban. When Prospero calls Ariel “My Ariel” this may be interpreted as endearment and caring like one would say to a child. Although we can say that Prospero is saying that because he owns Arial rather than being a fatherly figure. Ariel is an obedient servant, when he said “what shall I do? Say what? What shall I do?” When Prospero reminds Ariel that he released him from inside of a pine
Prospero is a controlling person, he controls and dominates his daughter Miranda. This is highlighted by when he told Miranda “obey and be attentive”. On the other hand when he wants to tell his story, Prospero is very forceful and controlling, ordering her to “sit down and listen”. He has control on Ariel as well, Prospero uses him to do anything he wants, when Ariel asks Prospero about his freedom Prospero becomes angry and threatens Ariel by saying he will open an oak tree and put him inside. Prospero wants to even control Ferdinand when he reminds him he cannot have sex with his daughter before marriage due to the fact that then (Shakespeare time) people were very much religious oriented and sex before marriage was forbidden.
At first I assumed Prospero is an evil man for causing The Tempest, but I feel that he loves Miranda, Ariel and Caliban in different ways. Prospero loves his daughter very much and would do anything to protect her and it shows this perfectly when he said “I have done nothing but in care of thee, of thee my dear one”. Prospero likes to show Miranda that anything he does is to protect her, “I have done nothing expect to protect you, protect you” and we specifically know this when Caliban wanted to rape Miranda.
Prospero has two servants who are Arial and Caliban. When Prospero calls Ariel “My Ariel” this may be interpreted as endearment and caring like one would say to a child. Although we can say that Prospero is saying that because he owns Arial rather than being a fatherly figure. Ariel is an obedient servant, when he said “what shall I do? Say what? What shall I do?” When Prospero reminds Ariel that he released him from inside of a pine