Prospero Quotes About Revenge

In act iv prospero admits that he has been testing ferdinand s love for miranda since they first met in act i.

Prospero quotes about revenge. Yet prospero seems less invested in whether miranda s love for ferdinand is true. The tempest itself was conjured by prospero to bring the people on that ship to his island so he could teach them a lesson. Every action committed by prospero is deeply influenced by his desire of revenge. Prospero once again demonstrates his willingness to use and perhaps indicates his history of using magic for cruel purposes.

Interestingly enough he uses the spirit of ariel to deliver the punishments while prospero delegates the action. Prospero has started to set up his game of revenge with great planning. Like ye elves of hills brooks standing lakes and groves and ye that on the sands with printless foot do chase the ebbing neptune and do fly him when he comes back. These words also recall something prospero said earlier in the scene when he reminded ariel of the torment he suffered under sycorax s rule.

Revenge and repentance the tempest forgiveness prospero ends the play by gathering the crowd of sinners and innocents. Here we see prospero realise that his revenge can only bring him so much satisfaction and actually only in forgiveness and reconciliation will he actually feel resolved. In the final line of this quote prospero describes his daughter as his rich gift indicating his use of her in a patriarchal system of kinship. Thy groans did make wolves howl and penetrate the breasts of ever angry bears i ii.

Evaluate this view of the tempest by exploring the action and effects of the play. What makes prospero chose forgiveness over revenge. Enemies mercy prospero revenge shakespeare tempest. How revenge helps reconciliation in the play the tempest is more concerned with reconciliation than with revenge.

By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from shmoop and verify that you are over the age of 13. Like i don t want tea said clary with. Revenge in shakespeare s the tempest the nucleus of the plot in shakespeare s the tempest revolves around prospero enacting his revenge on various characters who have wronged him in different ways. Where he then welcomes gonzalo for helping him forgives alonso who repents usurping him warns antonio and sebastian for their betrayal throughout the.

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