... core of humanism's appreciation for man. In the final Act of the play Miranda, Prospero's daughter explains spellbound, "O! Wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world that has such people in't." Miranda speaks as an innocent girl who has not lived to see the true wickedness man is capable of. She sees mankind for its potential ... explored in The Tempest. Though humanism shifted focus from God to man, God was still viewed as an omnipotent power. The final scene in The Tempest brings forth the Christian theme of forgiveness and salvation...

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