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A 4 page paper which examines why Shakespeare makes the protagonist of his final play so cold, and considers whether or not he is simply cold and distant or if he possesses other personality traits that are important to the makeup of his character. Also discussed is what this reveals about Prospero’s overall designs for the play. No additional sources are used.
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Bards final play, The Tempest. At least this is the opinion of revered literary critic Harold Bloom and several others who could find little to like about this pompous
magician exiled on a desert island along with his daughter Miranda. Although he was robbed of his Milan dukedom due to the treachery of his brother Antonio, Antonios friend
Sebastian, and King Alonso, and Alonsos brother, Sebastian, Prospero inspires little sympathy. He remains at an emotional distance from other characters and the audience, which may very well have
been Shakespeares intention. Many historical critics maintain that The Tempest was the playwrights calculated farewell to the stage, and that Prosperos coldness was a symbolic part of the plays
overall design. After witnessing the shipwreck of the trio of conspirators (whose identities remain unknown to the protagonist until the end, and who are accompanied by Alonsos son Ferdinand), which
was the handiwork of Prosperos fairy Ariel, the old magician and his daughter stand together along the shore of the island they have lived on for the past 12 years.
Prospero again adopts his favorite role - that of teacher - and in a self-congratulatory way tells Miranda about the backstabbing he received from those closest to him, emphasizing
his own over-inflated sense of importance and intellect. His overbearing nature is evident in his frequent demand that Miranda, "Obey, and be attentive" (I.ii.45). She obligingly acquiesces, as
do the others on the island, including Ariel and Caliban, an island creature Prospero has attempted to civilize through education. After successfully accomplishing his mission, Ariel reminds Prospero of
an earlier request for some time off: "Remember I have done thee worthy service, / Told thee no lies, made thee no mistakings, servd / Without or grudge or grumblings.
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