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The Tempest & Hagseed Themes & Quotes
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12ENGA1 ENGLISH QUOTES FOR TRIALS ` 33381484
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The Tempest
Themes
Loss & Restoration:
® Prospero’s attempt to recover his lost dukedom of Milan
o Gives up his magic rather than seeking revenge.
o Frees Ariel before returning to Milan
® Ariel lost his freedom to Sycorax – now serves Prospero.
o Continues to serve Prospero even though he wishes to be free.
® Caliban overthrown as ruler of the island by Prospero.
o Hates Prospero and gives himself as a slave to Stephano in an attempt to kill Prospero.
® Prospero’s tempest strips Alonso and his courtiers of their position and power as they’re trapped on the island.
o Alonso returns Prospero to his power in Milan and restores order between Milan and Naples.
o Antonio & Sebastian never show remorse and attempt to overthrow Alonso.
o Stephano and Trinculo seek power through violence.
Power:
® The play is full of examples of power taken by force, and each case leads to political instability and further attempts to gain
power through violence.
o Antonio and Alonso’s overthrow of Prospero leads to Antonio and Sebastian’s plot to overthrow Alonso.
o Prospero’s overthrow and enslavement of Caliban leads Caliban to seek revenge.
o After Prospero’s merciful refusal to seek revenge, Alonso and Prospero quickly come to an understanding and unite
their once warring cities through the marriage of their children – Miranda and Ferdinand.
® The play suggests that compromise and compassion are more effective political tools than violence, imprisonment or even magic.
Redemption & Imprisonment
® The entirety of the play is based around Prospero’s imprisonment on the island.
o For 12 years, Prospero was trapped on the island with his daughter Miranda, sprite Ariel and native Caliban.
o Ariel was imprisoned on the island by Sycorax – Prospero freed him from this prison so long as he obeyed Prospero’s
orders.
o Caliban both metaphorically (goes against nurture, gives into nature) and literally (by Prospero) imprisoned.
o Alonso, Antonio etc., imprisoned on the island due to Prospero’s tempest.
® The characters in
The Tempest
seek redemption for their sins, errors and evil doings. This is largely due to Shakespeare’s
Christian influence in the Jacobean Era.
o Prospero’s intent is not to revenge himself, or to reconcile with his brother, but simply to become Duke again. He
intends to achieve this through magic and manipulation. He believes all that have wronged him will suffer – even Gonzalo
who has done no harm. Ariel convinces Prospero to stop the misery caused by his magic.
o The choice to forgive in ACT V convinces Prospero to extend this forgiveness to those that wrong him. He forgives
Caliban for his attempted murder, but not for his acts against Miranda. He also forgives Trinculo and Stephano.
o The end of the play shows Prospero’s soliloquy, which emphasizes the choice to remove his magic. Prospero achieved
redemption and forgave, leaving the island and finding peace in Milan.
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