The Tempest: A Guide to the PlayThe Tempest was first published in 1623 and is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. The product of his artistic maturity, it has inspired a variety of modern adaptations and remains one of his most popular plays. While its plot is fairly straightforward, The Tempest addresses numerous issues and topics current in the 17th century, such as magic and colonialism. Scholars, in turn, have responded by generating a vast body of criticism. This reference is a comprehensive guide to the play. |
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... Magic and monarchy do not go together " ( 1991 , 12 ) , that is , unless magical powers are part of a monarch's ... magic illuminates certain specific aspects of the play . Of " superstitious magic , " Bacon notes that " we cannot wonder ...
... magic with Shakespeare's abandon- ment of his writing of plays is to narrow The Tempest to a merely autobiograph- ical dimension . To see Frost as the " cracker - barrel philosopher " he pretended to be at the end may make the man ...
... magic staff and drowns his book , is his highest moral achievement , a triumphant display of self - mastery " ( 1997 , 3049–50 ) . Samuel Johnson says that Prospero " repents of his Art in the last scene " ( 1951 , 531 ) . Prospero's ...
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