Forgiveness In The Tempest

Forgiveness or Revenge
Is it possible to let anger blind any other emotion? The Tempest by William Shakespeare, is the story of the mage Prospero struggling between revenge towards the people that banish him, and strip him of his Dukeship, or the act of forgiveness. The play consists of Prospero enacting his revenge fantasy towards those who have wronged him, his slave Caliban, an outspoken, deformed person, and Ariel, a magical spirit taking the shape of a human, who feels indebted to Prospero for freeing him from a tree. In the play, Prospero struggles between choosing the side of good or evil; In the end the light in Prospero wins over, ultimately proving that in an inner conflict between good and evil, choosing the good inside oneself is hard to do, but in the end it is best. Prospero shows his transformation to becoming a better person through his ongoing treatment of Ariel, who represents the good that is trapped inside of him. When Prospero first speaks to Ariel about his job when it came to the people that he shipwrecked, Ariel asks when he will be freed.
[Ariel] I will be correspondent to command
And do my spriting gently.
[Prospero] Do so, and after two days
I will discharge
It is also shown Prospero’s reference to “this thing of darkness” that he is talking about his inner darkness in correlation to Caliban himself. The “darkness” he is referencing is that of his inner evil shown through his bitter use of the word. In contrast to the light of the the spirit Ariel, Caliban represents the evil inside of Prospero. Although he does not like it, he feels he has to admit it is there. Once Prospero finally acknowledges his own darkness he can take strides to rid himself of