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Tempest: Act Five

Tempest: Act Five. Resolutions. Prospero’s dukedom is returned Forgives Alonso and Caliban Ferdinand and Miranda are betrothed. Prospero. “The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance; they being penitent, the sole drift a my purpose not extend a frown further.”

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Tempest: Act Five

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  1. Tempest: Act Five

  2. Resolutions • Prospero’s dukedom is returned • Forgives Alonso and Caliban • Ferdinand and Miranda are betrothed

  3. Prospero • “The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance; they being penitent, the sole drift a my purpose not extend a frown further.” • “I’ll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the earth, and deeper than ever did plummet sound, I’ll drown my books.” • “where every third thought will be of my grave”

  4. Real Time • The events of the play take place in “three hours” • It is the only Shakespeare play that takes place in real-time. All other plays take place over days or weeks. • The three hours could be another sign that the play is about Shakespeare’s experience as a writer, as three hours is the typical length of a play.

  5. Fortunate Fall • Common Renaissance theme • It is the belief that man’s fall from Eden and the subsequent suffering led to the glory that has been Christian Redemption. • Notice the number of people that are redeemed and forgiven in the final act • Alonso, Caliban, Prospero

  6. Miranda and Ferdinand • What the symbolism behind the two playing chess when revealed? • Like Romeo and Juliet the children are what will complete the resolution between their parents • Notice Miranda’s optimism at seeing more people “O brave new world that has such people as these.”- unscathed by past corruptions and betrayal

  7. Caliban • “demi-devil” • “this thing of darkness” • “He is as disproportioned in his manners as in his shape.” • Caliban- “What thrice-doubled ass was I, to take this drunkard for a god and worship this dull fool.” – some evidence to Caliban being Prospero’s baser instinct as he has been so easily fooled and led by alcohol. • Caliban is still treated poorly at the end of the story. Is it because his crime is unforgivable or that Prospero has an unjust hatred of him.

  8. The Epilogue • It is debatable whether or not Shakespeare wrote the epilogue as it not very good poetry. • If he did write it, it could be interpreted as Shakespeare’s farewell to the stage. • “But release me from my bands with the help of your good hands.”

  9. Can Antonio be forgiven? • He is the only major character whom is given only one line in the final act of the play. • Why forgive everyone but him?

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