... does everything from having storms created to bring a ship onto his island to having his servant Ariel become invisible to the island's guests and perform all different sorts of trickery. Such magic and far-fetched plots can be deceiving to an audience that is looking for substance. As long as the audience ... responds saying that there is "None that I love more than myself." (Tempest, pg. 61). The Boatswain expresses the view that just because a man has a great title that does not make his life of more value than others; this thinking does not sit well with the nobles. What is fascinati...

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... , he is the father, he is the master and also he is the teacher and the magician throughout the play. The Prospero's major character is that he is powerful man. He is able to take control of the island, he frees a trapped spirit Ariel and in turns makes the spirit his slave. Prospero also ... enslaves a native monster named Caliban and takes control over the island. Previous to Prospero's arrival on the ... Possibly the most powerful thing he controls is Ariel. Ariel had the power to create a great sea storm, play magical music, misdirect people, turn invisible and Prospero has the pow...

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