Analysis of Act 5 line and the Epilogue of ‘The Tempest’

One interpretation of ‘The Tempest’ identifies Prospero with William Shakespeare himself. Like Prospero, Shakespeare was an artist and one may say a kind of magician who created characters and dramas to entertain and enlighten. In his epilogue, Shakespeare, has the character Prospero ask us, the audience, to confirm our collusion with both the master and his creature. Indeed the two relationships reciprocal. We are asked to release Prospero from our "spell" by "prayer".

In the context of the story Prospero’s monologue makes perfect sense. He has lost his magical power, so his "…charms are o’erthrown, And what strength I have’s mine own, Which is most faint." He is now ‘confined’ on the island, for his other choice would be to go to Naples and reclaim his dukedom, but he doesn’t want

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