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    The Tempest Act V Summary Act V is the final scene in the play The Tempest‚ by William Shakespeare. Prospero is the main character of this play‚ and is also a powerful magician. He has had many unfortunate events happen in his life. He was the Duke of Milan until his evil brother conspired against him with Alonso the King of Naples. Stranded on some remote island‚ Prospero only has his daughter to keep him company for the past twelve years. Fate would have it that a boat full of his enemies has

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    Illusion And Magic

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    William Shakespeare was a creative playwright who wrote dozens of remarkable plays. He ingeniously drew from his life for inspiration. This was evident in his final play‚ The Tempest‚ into which he imbued his personal experiences. By doing so he was able to highlight the differences between illusion and reality through the actions of his characters. Shakespeare used his characters‚ their actions‚ dialogue‚ settings‚ and references to the real world to create many layers of illusion. He illustrates

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    Attribute of the Strong” The Sympathy the Reader feels for Prospero Concerning his Capacity to Forgive Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ introduces an isolated island that serves as both a kingdom and “cell” for the ex-Duke Prospero. Prospero wields unlimited power through his knowledge of magic and he orchestrates the events in the play by puppeteering a spirit named Ariel. The Tempest highlights Prospero’s inner conflict with his fall from his status as the Duke of Milan. After granting temporary power

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    Caliban in the Tempest

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    will always be a character that will garner debate and stir up conversation. The “monster” Caliban is first introduced‚ in The Tempest‚ as a “freckled whelp hag-born--not honour ’d with a human shape” (Tempest) that was ‘littered’ on an island by a witch and fathered by the devil. His body is described as either “half fish and half monster” or “half fish and half man.” (Tempest) Either way the point is clear‚ Caliban is initially portrayed as a barbarous being that lacks the common social graces of the

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    COMMON THEMES FOUND WITHIN THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare In addition to the study guide questions‚ one essay question from each theme must be answered and typed (12 point) Times New Roman. The Supernatural • How did Prospero come to master his "art"? What were the consequences of his intense study of magic? • What difference‚ if any‚ is there between Prospero’s magic and Sycorax’s magic? • When and why does Prospero promise to give up his "rough magic"? Do we actually see him do this?

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    What is the nature of Prospero and Miranda’s relationship? Discuss moments where Miranda seems to be entirely dependent on her father and moments where she seems independent. How does Miranda’s character change over the course of the play? At first‚ Miranda seems very young. When Prospero tells her of his exile from Italy‚ it is her passionate but also restless youth that the reader sees in her exclamations of concern (“O the heavens!” I.ii.116; “Alack‚ for pity!” I.ii.132). In this scene the reader

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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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    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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    Forgiveness In The Tempest

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    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

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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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