In Shakespeare's The Tempest, Prospero is always pointed out as a truly moral main character. ... Throughout Shakespeare's entire play, it is necessary to consider Prospero's actions and his behavior to have a better view on this character. A careful examination on The Tempest, especially on Prospero, can create a new negative character in the play. ... Some critics point out that Prospero's behavior is one of elements that contribute to his status as a hero of The Tempest. ... However, Prospero's character is as villainous as his attitude. ...

• Word Count: 2097
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• Grade Level: High School

The Tempest is filled with a range of characters that almost all show some striking similarities in human nature. ... (Tempest, pg. 61). ... (Tempest, pg. 65). ... Gonzalo's character description is "An honest old councillor," and that is exactly the type of role that Gonzalo plays (Tempest, pg. 59). ... Throughout the entire play, Prospero is manipulating character after character to get his way. ...

• Word Count: 1395
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• Grade Level: High School

The perspectives of the explorers from different times can be compared and contrasted to the attitudes of characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest, and in this way it can be seen that people from different times and cultures have various attitudes to the natural world. ... The attitude of some explorers and characters in The Tempest is awe at the beauty of nature. ... In The Tempest, Prospero is one of the characters whose attitude towards nature is representative of a European, or "civilized" viewpoint. ... It is under Prospero's order that in the beginning of the play, the tempes...

• Word Count: 1413
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The theme is shown not only in the setting, but also in many of the characters. ... Nature is used throughout The Tempest in an external and physical way. ... These characters are socially adapted to the society in which they have lived in right through their entire life. ... There are many effects that the characters bestow in regards to being held on the island. ... It is clear that nature is used in many ways throughout The Tempest. ...

• Word Count: 1613
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Prospero, who occupies the leading role in The Tempest, is one such character who seems to have good intentions, but acts incorrectly in an effort to accomplish his own personal goals. ... The more atrocious, vicious, and evil side of Prospero appears to be represented through the character Caliban. ... Also, the inclusion of these reflective characters can help the audience use the lessons that were present within The Tempest and apply them to their own lives. ... Kind of like Caliban and Prospero and how and how Ariel ties into these characters and help understand Prospero. Therefore, within...

• Word Count: 1545
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Explore Shakespeare's presentation and use of relationships in The Tempest. ... These emotions can be seen from many different kinds of characters and these characters are all important to each aspect of the play. ... Prospero has the power and speaks the most in The Tempest. ... This shows his hatred to Prospero and that he doesn't care for Prospero anymore. ... Prospero threatens to curse Caliban if he does not do what Prospero says; this shows that Prospero is particularly the worse to Caliban. ...

• Word Count: 1528
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• Grade Level: High School

In association with Miranda's character, the other female characters within the play are used to illustrate the desirability of Miranda. ... Miranda is referred to as "my rich gift- and as a "prize, honour you- that Prospero "tenders to thy hand-. ... Within The Tempest, much of Prospero's power comes from his magic. ... Within The Tempest, the characters of Ariel and Caliban are represented as Prospero's slaves, however they are not the only characters within the play that are subject to the whims of their master. ... A Feminist's reading of The Tempest goes way beyond a s...

• Word Count: 1829
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of the main aspects of Shakespeare's writing that literary critics assess and praise is his ability to write women that are fully developed and rich in character. ... This is explicit in The Tempest: Sycorax is not only dead before the play begins, but her absence allows her to be a victim of Prospero's defamatory recount.

... Brittany Blystone, in the Extremes of Gender and Power: Sycorax's absence in Shakespeare's The Tempest, concurs with this view: "because Prospero never saw Sycorax, his detailed descriptions of her are partly his construction, which he m...

• Word Count: 2000
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Caliban, the original monster and barbarian in The Tempest, has been far removed in both time and interpretations from the original one Shakespeare created four hundred years ago. ... From the late eighteenth century commentators began to associate The Tempest's plot, language and characters with Europe's exploration and colonization of America. ... However, gradually assumptions about The Tempest's relations with American colonization accumulated and "American school" of Tempest interpretation began to emerge. ... Interpreting Prospero's book as the symbols of a literate t...

• Word Count: 2369
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Witches control events and exert an irresistible influence over the characters. ... The last of the plays dealing with the supernatural was The Tempest, which reveals Shakespeare's final attitude, not only toward the supernatural, but also toward life overall. ... Prospero forgives his brother, Antonio for the terrible wrong he has don and no traces of anger or resentment linger. ... All authority is taken form the spirits in The Tempest and the power to harm is gone. Shakespeare's state of mind is best expressed at this point when Prospero reveals how man has at last attained domini...

• Word Count: 1725
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• 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