Within the various plays that William Shakespeare wrote throughout his life, there are numerous characters that go through various trials and tribulations. Some of these hardships that these characters go through ... of clarity in their journey to destruction. Prospero, who occupies the leading role in The Tempest, is one such character who seems to have good intentions, but acts incorrectly in an effort to accomplish his own personal goals. Caliban and Ariel are his two "slaves" on the island who appear to represent both good ... crucial to understanding the true nature of Prospero. Ariel, wh...

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... courageous, and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. From the courages in defense of Scotland is significant in the opening scene. However, he is very ambitious to ... upright in all his dealings with those about him. But moral goodness in him is undeveloped and indeed still rudimentary, for his voluntary acts are scarcely brought into harmony with ultimate end. As he returns from victorious battle, puffed up with self-love which demands ever-increasing recognit...

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