... art, to use it for his own advantage. It is under Prospero's order that in the beginning of the play, the tempest takes place "Hast thou, spirit, perform"d to point, the tempest that I bade thee?" As Prospero exercises his power to control nature throughout the play, it can be ... government, who at the time of Cook's explorations were looking to expand their empire, so he evaluates the land in relation to it's potential for future colonisation. Cook claims the Australian land for England's own, by causing "the English colours to be displayed ashore every ... also shows a perspective of ...

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