The Primitive and the Civilized in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”
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This 7 page report discusses the world of Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest.” The spectacle and exotic setting of “The Tempest” serve as the real story more than any sense of a strongly developed plot. It is the nuance of plot involving the rivalry, status, and comparison of the wild and “primitive” world compared to the “civilized” world that serves as the focus of this paper. Throughout the play, it is clear that civilization is not necessarily a positive influence on the human animal. What is ultimately seen in “The Tempest’ is the wide range of attributes that can be associated with both the concept of civilization as well as that of the so-called “natural” realm. No secondary sources.
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The Tempest / Analysis Of Plot Structure
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This 5 page paper examines William Shakespeare's last completed play, "The Tempest," and focuses upon its three-plot structure of betrayal, love and forgiveness and how the plots are ultimately intertwined. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Tempest / Benevolent Manipulation
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A 3 page paper looking at the motif of manipulation and free will in Shakespeare's play. The paper asserts that the magician Prospero, under a misguided kind of benevolent despotism, is trying to create and enforce an ongoing living environment through magic, and it doesn't work. No additional sources cited.
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The Tempest / Character Analysis Of Miranda
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This 5 page paper evaluates the character of Miranda and the purpose she serves in William Shakespeare's last completed play, "The Tempest."
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The Tempest / Character Analysis Of Prospero
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This 6 page paper discusses the character of Prospero in William Shakespeare's last completed play, "The Tempest" (first published in 1623) to determine whether or not he is based on The Bard himself.
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The Tempest / Treatment Of Ariel And Caliban By Prospero
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A 5 page argumentative essay on the treatment of Prospero's two servants. The paper posits that he treats the two slaves in a similar fashion, but from two different perspectives, and that the initiation of this storyline is a silkscreen for the end of the story and epilogue. The writer proves that this was Shakespeare's way of characterizing the friends and foes of a master of art. No additional sources cited.
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The Tempest's Euro-centric Worldview
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A 5 page research paper/essay that examines the relationship between Prospero and the native inhabitants of the island, Ariel and Caliban. The writer argues that one can easily discern the Euro-centric attitudes that would later characterize English colonization, which includes the attitude that humanity's activities should strive to dominate and control the natural world. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khtemeur.rtf

The Tempest/Caliban & European Perspective
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A 3 page essay that analyzes the role of Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Throughout the play, Caliban is relegated to sub-human status in the European perspective. Examination of Shakespeare's use of Caliban provides insight into the European mindset of this period, while also showing that while Shakespeare was a product of his era--in that he consistently portrays Caliban as sub-human --he also accurately predicted that native peoples would not share this evaluation, and would rebel against imposed European rule. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khtemcal.rtf