Prospero's Philosophy in "The Tempest"

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"William Shakespeare's The Tempest is usually placed with a set of plays written at the end of the playwright's life, plays that share not only this time period but also a difficulty in classification that has led them to be called tragicomedies, showing that there is a mixture of both comedy and tragedy inherent in their structure and characterizations. The passage to be considered--IV.i.143-162--involves an expression of Prosper's attitude toward life, contrasts with the attitude of certain other characters. In terms of the plot, it represents Prospero recalling the problem he faces and preparing for his important meeting with Caliban, who wants to kill him. Prospero at this point in the play has his enemies in his power. He has allowed the love between Ferdinand and his daughter, Miranda, to come to fruition, and they in their turn marvel at the changes..."

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