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A 10 page paper which examines colonization and self-discovery as seen in Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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historical perspective, clearly a sense of arrogance and the assumption that the less civilized individuals or cultures are in dire need of structure and civilizing. In the realm of self-discovery
there are many conditions or realities that go far beyond the narrow, or generally narrow, views of colonization. However, in some ways individuals who are of a colonial mind can
move beyond their thinking and through self-discovery can see that there may be more to humanity and existence than can be controlled through colonial pursuit. The following paper examines colonization
and self-discovery as presented in two classics. The paper examines William Shakespeares Othello and Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness separately and then discusses the two together. Colonization and
Self-Discovery: Shakespeare At first glance it would seem that Shakespeares play is nothing but a comedy, a story of confusion and retribution that is essentially very humorous. Also, one would
not necessarily envision that the play has anything to do with colonization in relationship to lesser civilizations because all of the players appear to be of European descent, with no
individual really being what one would assume to be uncivilized in relationship to a culture in need of colonization. However, it is primarily Propsero, a duke who found himself
without power, who plays the role of the colonizer. He is a teacher and a controller of the story itself, thus he serves as a symbol of colonialism and the
ideals of colonialism. As one critic notes, "Magician, dramatist, patriarch, island sovereign, and colonial administrator, Prospero is also eminently a scientist, an intellectual, a scholar, and a teacher" (Carey-Webb). One
can see something of the colonial mind in Prospero when he is speaking to his daughter Miranda, in the beginning, and explaining to her, for the first time, his past.
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