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    discovery- Tempest

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    As one goes through an essence of discovery it can ultimately change the ways in which the individual sees both themselves and the world that surrounds them as they respond to their new found discovery. This notion is coincidently shown through out William Shakespeare’s ‚The Tempest (1610-11) and two following related texts‚ The academy award winning film American beauty (1999) directed by Sam Mendes and an Australian short story‚ The age of terror ( 2010) written by Chris Womersly.. Shakespeare’s

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    to explain how a new authority can change how an individual’s custom is: how they dress or how they behave. Who was Shakespeare’s former boss? Shakespeare’s former boss was Queen Elizabeth. Explain the influence of Puritans on Shakespeare’s plays. The Puritans had an influence on Shakespeare’s plays because they were getting more powerful. Puritans believed that plays meant you were trying to be someone else which by their tradition was a sin. Shakespeare knew that their custom was different

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    Control In The Tempest

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    Consumed by Control Are we motivated by the search for control or does this desire actually control us? People who are desperate for power rarely feel at peace unless they have a sense of influence over those around them. In William Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ Prospero loses his leadership to his brother and decides to use a purely psychological form of retaliation. Consequently‚ Prospero stops seeking revenge in scene V when his efforts give him the control he needs to regain satisfaction in life. Prospero

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    The Tempest: Manipulation

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    Honors English 9 (5/6) 8 March 2012 Manipulation and Control As a final farewell to theatre‚ William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest. In this tragicomedy‚ Prospero and his daughter‚ Miranda‚ have been stuck on an island for twelve years with their slave‚ Caliban‚ and Prospero’s secret servant‚ Ariel. To get revenge on his brother‚ Antonio‚ for overthrowing him from rule‚ Prospero concocts a tempest to bring him‚ his entourage‚ and Alonso‚ a conspirator‚ to the island‚ where he plans to regain his

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    Giorgione The Tempest

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    Giorgione‚ “The Tempest” 1509. This artwork is representational because it looks realistic. It is in the textbook on page 453. You are looking at the painting of an almost nude women who nurses her child. To the left of her is a man wearing a German Mercenary Solider glaze at them. His two-toned hosiery seems to identify him as a member of the Campagnia Della Calza. There in the foreground stands a pediment topped by two broken columns. In the middle of the artwork there is a bridge that crosses

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    Can people change? This is a question many people ask. My opinion is yes‚ people can change‚ but how? The stories I read and the readers theater I read point to many different things. Let’s take a look at what. First‚ I did the reader’s theater. The readers theater was about a safe cracker who went to a bigger city to crack some more safes and get loads more money. When he was strolling down the street‚ he saw a beautiful girl and fell instantly in love. After seeing her‚ he wanted to change for

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    Tempest Monstrosity Essay

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    There are many examples of monstrosity that come up in Shakespeare’s Tempest‚ the most obvious examples being the wicked witch Sycorax and her son‚ Caliban. However‚ other monsters appear at the end of the play‚ like the strange shapes that bring in the banquet and when Ariel appears as the harpy. Sycorax‚ an unscrupulous witch that ruled the island after her banishment from Algeria‚ imprisoned Ariel in a tree when he wouldn’t carry out her terrible commands. Although only mentioned briefly in the

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    Prospero in the Tempest

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    Character discoveries in The Tempest Prospero Personal responsibility behind holding power. Prospero’s need for revenge catalyses his inner darkness. His thirst and dissociation with the nobles is heavily emphasised in lines such as “false brother”. He discovers that his actions were causing distress and pain to the other characters; his cruelties were finally revealed by Ariel towards the end of the play- “I would so if I were human”. Along-side ‘losing’ his daughter to Ferdinand‚ Ariel’s line

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    Katrina Hapner � PAGE �1� Professor Mendel LITR 313 December 21‚ 2013 The Role of the Supernatural in "The Tempest" From the very start of Shakespeares play‚ "The Tempest"‚ magic is used to mesmerize the audience. The entire plot of this play is very reliant on the supernatural. Prospero‚ Ariel‚ and Caliban all have magical powers. Magic lets these characters‚ mainly Prospero‚ manipulate the other characters and make them do their bidding. Magic also maneuvers the plot‚ relationships‚ love and

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    Tempest Essay

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    The Tempest: Analyze the moral development of Prospero’s character in the set scene with particular reference to his use and misuse of power. It is clear that Prospero’s character develops significantly throughout the course of the play; it seems that he becomes reconciled with the idea of not controlling everything and so events begin to un-fold before him. It seems that his own morals start to overtake his needs to take physical revenge on his enemies‚ he becomes more sympathetic and humane

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