Category: The Tempest

  • Prospero’s Rulership in “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare

    Shakespeare’s The Tempest is a strange, non-historical drama that focuses mainly on an act of injustice. By the unjust conduct, one analyzes Prospero’s brother’s takeover of the crown. Prospero’s efforts to restore justice via the rejuvenation of his power illustrate a dual predicament. In The Tempest, Prospero’s use of mystical powers to dominate his followers…

  • The Tempest by Shakespeare: A Play Review

    Act 3, Scene 2 The poems of William Shakespeare are filled with words that might be confusing for modern readers. For example, in one line of Act 3, scene 2, the author writes: “Thou liest most ignorant monster, / I am in case to justle a constable” (Shakespeare 82). Here, the phrase “in case to…

  • The Tempest: Prospero’s Character Analysis

    Table of Contents Prospero’s Character Analysis: Introduction Prospero’s Character Analysis: Main Body Prospero’s Character Analysis: Conclusion Works Cited Prospero’s Character Analysis: Introduction While reading William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, one questions himself or herself if the main character’s Prospero’s rule is just or not. To prove his or her viewpoint, one should analyze Prospero’s choices to…

  • Ahab from Moby Dick and Prospero from the Tempest

    First of all, there is the necessity to explain the choice of the form of the essay and the choice of the characters that present nontrivial development of the comparative analysis of their characters. The work has the form of the panel discussion with two main participants, Ahab and Prospero. The significance and the power…

  • Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Image Exploration

    The sea water is an important image of William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest because it symbolizes the power which can lead to the loss and devastation or which can symbolize the personal success because of being calm and consistent. Thus, the damaging power of the sea water is reflected in the pictures of the tempest…

  • “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare

    Table of Contents Introduction Hopelessness of Being Fear of the Fate of Humanity Tragic Outcome Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The tragicomedy The Tempest by the great playwright William Shakespeare is an outstanding and world-famous work that is full of quotes and sayings, which, in turn, have become catchphrases. Some characters of this story are endowed…

  • “The Tempest” a Play by William Shakespeare

    In the Tempest, Shakespeare, portrays Caliban as an uncultured half- man, half beast, who is enslaved in his own land by a foreign intruder. Shakespeare portrays him as a person who has limited understanding on how the modern world works. Through Prospero’s own description, Caliban is shown as a beast that lacks self-control and remorse.…

  • Ferdinand and Miranda in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in Terms of Postcolonial Theory

    Shakespeare’s last plays belong to the genre of tragicomedy – plays devoid of genuine tragedy, which, while slightly disturbing for the audience, were still mainly intended to entertain them by delivering a sharp and entertaining experience. Nevertheless, Shakespeare brings an exceptional tone to them, switching them into the fairy tale world; an example of this…

  • Ahab from Moby Dick and Prospero from the Tempest

    First of all, there is the necessity to explain the choice of the form of the essay and the choice of the characters that present nontrivial development of the comparative analysis of their characters. The work has the form of the panel discussion with two main participants, Ahab and Prospero. The significance and the power…

  • Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Image Exploration

    The sea water is an important image of William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest because it symbolizes the power which can lead to the loss and devastation or which can symbolize the personal success because of being calm and consistent. Thus, the damaging power of the sea water is reflected in the pictures of the tempest…