The Tempest

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Freedom can show ones true character while being confined hides a person's morals. This is shown by the conflicts the characters have in The Tempest by William Shakespeare. The story begins with a violent storm caused by a spirit who serves the protagonist, Prospero, which results in a shipwreck. The passengers aboard the ship swim towards the unknown island separated from one another. Throughout the story, Prospero who was robbed of his dukedom sought revenge over these same people who wronged him, helped by his spirit, Ariel, who followed every command. In his final attempt to set his past straight, Prospero forgave his old comrades and by doing so freed Ariel and himself from his mission to seek revenge. He realized that confining himself …show more content…

This affects a person's behavior because they are debating whether or not the people such as Prospero's old comrades deserve their forgiveness or not, so they do everything they possibly can to make themselves believe so. For example, the time when Prospero ensured that his comrades were held captive and all separated across the island, each believing everyone else had perished in the wreck. As one of the captives said, "Since king and comrades all have drowned we are heirs of this place." Since the captives believe they are alone on the island, their thirst for power makes them claim the island as their own. Prospero can recall this same behavior when his dukedom was taken away by them. They only sought power even if it meant chasing Prospero and his daughter Miranda out of their home. As their thirst for power remained so did Propsero's missions for revenge, which also proved to him they were not worthy of forgiveness continuing his confinement. Even though people eventually find peace from their past, some such as Prospero would only like to see the odds in his …show more content…

Because they are both trapped by his rule, they did what they could to be set free clouding their judgment upon their actions. Many people who find themselves trapped in any situation seek a way out no matter what consequences it may bring if doing so. Just as Ariel, following every exact order Prospero gave and Caliban who planned to murder Prospero. Their actions would bring consequences that would soon after spark a feeling of remorse to these individuals. Caliban says, "if he wakes up before we kill, he'll never stop punishing us." Knowing the risks, one might still commit these actions to fulfill a desired goal. Caliban's goal was to get rid of Prospero and claim the island which was formally his. For Ariel, his goal was to also be set free from Prospero; his actions showed that he was willing to do anything in order to be freed. However, he told Prospero that if he were human, he would of felt pity upon his captives. Even though what they had done was wrong, people, such as Caliban and Ariel, are only worried about escaping their confinement doing whatever it takes. After their realization, they were overwhelmed with

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