Katrina Hapner � PAGE �1� Professor Mendel LITR 313 December 21‚ 2013 The Role of the Supernatural in "The Tempest" From the very start of Shakespeare ’s 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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The Tempest The Tempest is a play written by the legendary‚ William Shakespeare. It is disputed if whether or not it was the last play he wrote in 1611‚ perhaps fascinating his audience for the last time. The play falls under the romance (tragicomedy) category which designates it to be a tragedy and a comedy cleverly intertwined. Not unlike his other plays‚ Shakespeare wrote The Tempest in iambic pentameter with the exception of some prose here and there. This mysterious tale is very deserving
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Tempest In the Tempest‚ written by William Shakespeare in 1611‚ Prospero the sorcerer was the Duke of Milan until Antonio usurped his power. Prospero is banished to an isolated island with his daughter Miranda. Here he practiced his sorcery and controlled every aspect of Miranda’s life. Prospero used his sorcery to create a magnificent tempest to bring all his enemies to the island‚ including Antonio‚ for revenge. Caliban was a native to the island Prospero lives on. Prospero catches Caliban
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sorts. An empire that still lives on through the many poems‚ sonnets and plays he wrote. Over the years‚ many of his plays‚ especially The Tempest (1610) have been reimagined and rewritten‚ allowing the play to keep up with the changing times. These adaptations either challenge‚ extend or reinforce Shakespeare’s work. One such adaptation is the film The Tempest (2010) by Julie Taymor. Julie Taymor‚ born on December 15‚ 1952‚ in Newton‚ Massachusetts‚ is an Academy Award-nominated playwright‚ designer
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“I...I….he had a cataract‚” I spoke as I heard a faint noise. A familiar noise. A noise that had hardly disappeared. The old man’s heartbeat. I started pacing back and forth as if the walls were closing in on me. Each and every officer looked at me with eyes from Satan. It had felt like a Samurai had been slashing every bit of my shrunken soul. I was going behind bars. The sun started to rise‚ quite early this time of year. They took me on a horse down the sandy wide streets. Dust blew in my face
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Act one begins at sea with the storm‚ which gives the play its title. The King of Naples Alonso‚ his brother Sebastian‚ the Duke of Milan Antonio and the other mariners begin to fear for their lives. On the island Prospero and Miranda are introduced. Miranda pleads with her father to use his magic powers to calm the storm. He explains to her that he has orchestrated the entire event and assures her that no one will be harmed in the storm. He recounts the story of how they came to live on this
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Revenge and forgiveness play huge roles in Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ but first lets focus on what revenge means and examples from The Tempest. The definition for revenge is‚ “ the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands in the act of avenging” ‚ when someone inflicts hurt or trouble onto you‚ you almost have a second nature action to try and get that person back in any shape or form. For example if someone trips you while you are walking down the
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The Tempest The Tempest was written during the years 1610-1611. The Tempest is Shakespeare’s last play. The play has many parts that represent groups of people during the colonization of Virginia. Shakespeare created different people to emphasize the different influences that were present during the colonization of the new world. The Tempest can be approached as a fascinating tale that served as a masquerade for the creation of a new society in America” (Takaki 28). The Tempest serves as a great
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The significance and aptness of the title "The Tempest" is immense. Though not apparent at first‚ the title is skilfully used by the dramatist to enmesh the various themes‚ motifs and subplots in his play into a closely knit unit. The title is not the mere reflection of a storm that characterizes the opening scene; rather‚ its essence lays the foundation that links disparate elements throughout the play. I believe that the tempest is a symbol of the torment and suffering endured by Prospero for
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help us to learn more about the world we inhabit and ourselves. This journey requires the process of speculation and contemplation. In texts‚ the imaginative journey involves speculation from the composer as well as the responder or audience. “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare is a play which allows the audience to speculate and embark on an imaginative journey with the characters of the play in order to both entertain and enlighten them. Other imaginary texts such as “Ground
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