... important topics in common. "The Tempest" raises a problem of power struggle, and "Leviathan" provides the reason for this problem and the solution. William Shakespeare in "The Tempest" brings up the conflict between masters and servants that, as the story progresses, becomes perhaps the major motif of the play. Prospero seems to think that his own sense of justice and goodness is so well- ... the play the struggle for power can be seen. Gonzalo wonders what he might do if he was the lord of the island, Antonio persuades Sebastian to kill Alonso in sleep; even Trinculo and Stephano want...

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... . The irony in this play is that the uncivilized people are pretending to be civilized, and vice versa. Shakespeare's play teaches the audience that it is easy to be fooled by power, as it is mistaken with the true definition of being civilized. Perhaps, the nature of being civilized is enclosed by a simple act of kindness, similar to Prospero's decision to quit his magic for the sake of sympathy for his enemies. Looking at the fine line between those ... retribution. Both Antonio and Prospero, in the midst of caring only about themselves, compose perilous acts. Hence, they both contradi...

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