The Tempest Critical Theory 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureThe TempestA2/A-levelOCR Created by: annabakerCreated on: 27-05-18 13:37 Ingham - the coming marriage of Ferdinand and Miranda also foreshadows such harmony as do the repentance and forgiveness demonstrated by the major characters 1 of 15 Hebron- Prospero is a magus using his power for the greater good, not for personal gain 2 of 15 Hebron - If he simply wanted personal vengeance he could have killed everybody in the storm. But he makes sure no one is harmed 3 of 15 Adams - Widespread upsetting of social order and organisation. Though the status quo is in part restored at the play's conclusion, there is something it is clear that will never be the same again 4 of 15 Knight - music is the medium through which order emerges from chaos; it is the agent of suffering, learning, growth and freedom 5 of 15 Peter Hall - A man on an Island who's allowed to play God and who doesn't just dabble in witchcraft, but actually performs it 6 of 15 Robert Egan- Caliban is not a devil thoroughly evil and unredeemable- but a type of humanity 7 of 15 Bradshaw- All these different relationships are power relationships- as Prospero's rages confirm 8 of 15 Egan- Gonzalo never mistakes his vision for more than a utopian reverie 9 of 15 Yates- Prospero is poles apart from the witch Sycorax and her evil son...he clears the world of his Island from the evil magic of the witch; he rewards good characters and punishes the wicked 10 of 15 Lamming - the magic of birth will sail Miranda young, beautiful and a virgin into the arms of a King’s only son 11 of 15 Bradshaw- The play reinforces the idea that all power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely 12 of 15 Wilson - the controller, the manipulator the magician…the schemer 13 of 15 Williams and Rolfe - His books were of yet greater importance to his art 14 of 15 Egan - The epilogue thus serves as a bridge between play and audience a transitional link between art and reality’ 15 of 15
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