Stephen Orgel, in the introduction to The Tempest of Oxford World Classics, states that the resolutions of forgiveness, repentance and reconciliation through the harmony of marriage that Prospero pledged to reach I am not completely satisfied. This is true as not all wounds are forgiven and some characters fail to repent of their wrongs. Marriage does not fully achieve its role of reconciliation, as we must question its origins and stability. In The Tempest Prospero orchestrated events in such a way as to resolve the injustices and hurts that befell him and his daughter Miranda. As the game progresses, more injuries occur. Antonio and Sebastiano plot to kill Alonso and Gonzales, so that Sebastiano can become Duke of Naples, Prospero intervenes and prevents the assassination. Caliban, Ferdinand and Stepho plan to assassinate Prospero to gain control of the island, but Prospero thwarts their attempt. There are other injustices in the play, however Prospero does not try to resolve them. This is because the idea of justice in the work is highly subjective. Prospero controls the fate of all the other characters. He is the last servant of justice in the game. His idea of justice is therefore one-sided. He therefore fails to see or attempt to resolve his own injustices, that of the mistreatment of Ariel and Caliban, both of whom were ultimately enslaved by Prospero. He also fails to see the immorality in controlling other people with the use of magic. Prospero's main purpose for orchestrating on the island is to regain his duchy, forgive those who have done him any injustice, make those people repent, and create reconciliation. between them with the marriage of Miranda and Ferdin...... at the center of the card......the solution that Prospero creates saves Alonso his throne, keeping the legitimate ruler of Naples in power. We can come to the conclusion that Caliban remained on the Island, so the Island returned to its rightful ruler, Caliban. The end of the play resolves the theme of virtue. Caliban, a "half-devil", is capable of repenting of his injustices and seeks to improve himself, while Antony, a noble man, is incapable of feeling remorse and refuses to repent. This leaves us with the question, “who is the real monster?” The theme of magic is resolved with Prospero declaiming his art, realizing that to be a good Duke his attention must be on his responsibilities, and not on studying the art of magic. We are also led to wonder if his use of magic was so bad, as it led to the reconciliation, repentance and forgiveness that occurs at the end of the play..
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