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    ENGL 2310.24 Master-Servant Relationships The theme of power is prevalent in The Tempest with the help of the master-servant relationship between many of the characters. The play is full of instances where the relationship is disturbed. In the play the servant shows lack of regard to the master’s authority or influences a choice that the master makes. The servants’ actions are to show that they had control over something or that they wanted to have control over something and they end up giving

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    The Theme of Natural Order in "The Tempest" Lawrence E. Bowling College English‚ Vol. 12‚ No. 4. (Jan.‚ 1951)‚ pp. 203-209. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0010-0994%28195101%2912%3A4%3C203%3ATTONOI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I College English is currently published by National Council of Teachers of English. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides

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    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

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    The change in Prospero’s character... Prospero from The Tempest is the rightful Duke of Milan and father to Miranda who he loves. In the plot‚ he was usurped by his brother and sent on a boat to his death but survived by landing on the island. Prospero’s Power Prospero possesses magical powers and is able to conjure spirits and nymphs to perform tasks. With Ariel’s help‚ he conjures the tempest at the start of the play. Prospero is quite a foreboding character dealing out punishments

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    THE TEMPEST REVIEW (MULTIMODAL TEXT ANALYSIS) The multimodal text I have chosen is taken from the Guardian online‚ its genre and mode is a review of a production of the Tempest performed in May at the Globe Theatre in London. The online text is intended for Guardian readers because Tilden‚ the reviewer is a regular contributor to the newspaper. The prosodic feature of conversational rhythm is used and Tilden uses an easy informal tone that people enjoy to

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    Deception‚ Dishonesty‚ and Shakespeare In both The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew‚ deception and dishonesty are not only important themes‚ but are the very premises that serve to initiate the action. In both plays‚ most of the characters are motivated to resort to some form of deception in the hopes of achieving their various goals. In Tempest‚ Prospero’s very presence on the island is a direct result of an act of treachery by his brother Antonio. Likewise‚ the act of loyalty on

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    Move On Never had I been this mad‚ he had really done it this time. In the play The Tempest‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist Prospero must learn to move on from previous mistreatment and learn to forgive those who wronged him. This relates to how I had to forgive those who disrupt my emotions to my limit. I am an ordinary 15 year old boy who loves sports‚ friends‚ family‚ and video games. Having two younger siblings is not always manageable. Whenever we are in our driveway playing basketball

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    Missy (Melissa) Hanson Dr. Brooke Kowalke Shakespeare Literature 20 February 2015 Response Paper for The Tempest Throughout William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tempest‚ many different themes and motifs are present. However‚ power and gender roles strongly influence the directionality of the plot. Specifically‚ the characters Prospero and Sycorax tend to represent two opposing ideas of what it means to be male versus a female and to have power versus not having power. The patriarchy is one that seems

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    In what ways is Caliban presented as hideous in The Tempest? Through the exploration if the play‚ The Tempest by William Shakespeare‚ we are introduced to the character of Caliban and almost immediately we are encouraged to view him as hideous and monstrous. Shakespeare makes us identify Caliban as some kind of sub-human freak through the horrific appearance‚ malicious background and low social status in which he is allocated. However‚ although we are encouraged by language‚ and the other characters

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    Justice is the pursuit of righteousness and moral good standing within an individual or a group. Shakespeare‚ however‚ gives new perspective to this idea of justice in his work‚ The Tempest. Shakespeare critiques justice and portrays it in way in which justice is defined as the rule of the majority‚ and governed by the person with most power. Through the actions of the main character‚ Prospero; this new viewpoint of both justice and mercy emerges. Prospero‚ once the Duke of Milan‚ seeks revenge

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