By and by it will strike"" (The Tempest Act 2). ... Antonio and Prospero's unkind actions demonstrate that these characters are not actually civilized. Prospero dwells on his past and mentions, "A falsehood in its contrary as great As my trust was, which had indeed no limit, A confidence sansbound" (The Tempest Act 1). ... There is irony in the behavior of some of the characters in this play, including Antonio and Prospero. ... Some of the characters, such as Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, and Prospero, are feigning to be more civilized than the non-humans. ...

• Word Count: 1196
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the book The Tempest there are several themes but the one I would like to concentrate on are savagery and civilization. ... There are three characters I choose to talk about and they are Antonio, Alonso and Gonzalo.Antonio is considered a savage. ... Basically savagery and civilization is explored throughout The Tempest. Antonio is the one that who plotted against his brother, Prospero, in order to take over the title of Duke of Algiers. ... Both savagery and civilization is explored throughout The Tempest. ...

• Word Count: 612
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Even in Shakespeare's The Tempest, the character named Caliban was seen as savage, like the native Indians. Takaki said that this character could have been represent the Africans that migrated to the new land. ... Another character named Prospero is a man from Milan and when he landed on Caliban's island, he believed that this island is destined to be his and the rightful owner. ... He used Shakespeare's The Tempest as reference of racializing. ...

• Word Count: 1433
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School