William Shakespeare s The Tempest - 1469 Words

The Tempest brings out the discussion of rule, in this play the theme of rule is prominent, especially in the beginning of the play where the conversation between Prospero and Miranda (his daughter) lead the actions of Prospero, this paper will be analysing the hierarchy of the characters, the definition of justice for Prospero and who’s the king of Milan. Prospero has magical powers which is seen later in the play, the play starts off by the telling the story of the current king and his crew on a boat in a storm that Prospero made, the story continues more on when the audience finds out that Prospero was actually exiled by Antonio who is the brother of Prospero. In The Tempest the rising motive of Prospero is he believes he is the†¦show more content†¦This idea of hierarchy is established in the Roman times that, servants will always be under the man, never the female, and there might be promises made by the owners but they most likely will not come true. In act III there is a turn in the hold of power, it seems that even though Prospero has the most power partly because he has magical powers, the manipulation of everyone on the island on one another creates this environment of selfishness and balance of power, there is a statement made by Ferdinand â€Å"There be some sports are painful, and their labour Delight in them sets off. Some kinds of baseness Are nobly undergone, and most poor matters Points to rich ends. This my mean task Would be as heavy to me as odious, but The mistress which I serve quickens what’s dead and makes my labours pleasures.† This statement itself is looking at the ‘balance of power’ explaining that the hard work is gifted as pleasures earned not given. In order for Prospero to get his kingdom back he needs twelve years on the island, in return for Alonso