Similarities Between The Tempest And Ozymandias

It is only after one comes to accept the value of discovery is illustrated by the way it transforms the individual and their beliefs, that we can establish how it alters and individual’s way of life, simply by changing their attitude of mind. Conversely, William Shakespeare’s pastoral romantic play The Tempest (1611), Peter Weir’s cinematic masterpiece the Truman Show (1998) and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s masterful sonnet Ozymandias (1818), are all examples of texts that advocate the value of discovery by the way it up-lifts individual’s philosophies and essentially reflects comparable experiences for similar and contrasting purposes. Shakespeare, through Prospero is able to demonstrate this process of discovery by the way it transforms him as
He is trapped mentally and emotionally, as no one in his world is real. The shot reverse shot of the counterfeit, open elevator doors and close up of Truman’s stunned facial expression, added with the exchange of dialogue between the security guard. “what is happening?”, “nothing, were remodelling, “no you’re not, what are those people doing here?” further establishes that his life and own reality is literally restricted in a world that he’s led to believe is real. Weir constantly provokes his audience to see expressions through eyes. Contrary to The Tempest, we often see that Truman’s eyes for the most part show his lack of knowledge and innocence to the world around him. Showcased by the intense close ups between himself and Marlon (his best friend) during their conversation on the wharf. However, the change in Truman’s eyes is furthered by his obsession of tearing out eyes from a variety of magazine covers in hope his long lost lover Sylvia will appear. As Truman begins to discover his beloved through a collage of eyes, we see the transformation within his persona, as he now begins to realize the calamity of his