Abstract This drama study examines the play 'The Tempest' by William Shakespeare. The paper discusses how by unveiling the political corruption that Prospero must face with Caliban, Shakespeare brings forth plans of murder and usurpation within the plot of the story. Although many attempts are made to steal the power that Prospero's Dukedom offer, the play ends with the triumph of royalty over political rivals. In essence, 'The Tempest' offers a great deal of political corruption as the island survivors of the shipwreck battle for power.
Abstract This paper examines recent discoveries in the search for extrasolar planets. The author also discusses how this has become a viable area of research in astronomy. This study is divided into six sections. They include: definition of planets, how planets form, methods of detection, properties of extrasolar planets, and future implications of detection. The paper concludes acknowledging how extrasolar planetary research has opened up avenues of thought and possibilities that were seen as impossible just a few decades ago.
Outline:
Introduction and History
Definition of Planets and Extrasolar Planets How Extrasolar Planets Form
Methods of Detection
Properties of Extrasolar Planets Future Implications of Detection
Conclusion
From the Paper "The search for extrasolar planets has a long history. The notion that there might be other worlds existing in the heavens can be demonstrated as far back as ancient Greece. In more modern times, a Catholic monk was condemned for heresy in 1584 for suggesting that the sky was populated by countless suns and countless other Earths ("From Intuition" par. 1). The purpose of this essay is to describe and analyze the current search for extrasolar planets that has produced significant results within the last decade. What was once a fanciful possibility in astronomy has become a viable avenue of research, with new extrasolar planets being discovered every year. The remainder of this study will be divided into six sections. They include: definition of planets, how planets form, methods of detection, properties of extrasolar planets, future implications of detection, and conclusions."
Abstract This essay is about the theme of magic in the Shakesparean play, "The Tempest". The writer provides a short summary of the play and quotes lines which show how the power of magic influenced developments in the plot.
From the Paper "Prospero was the legal duke of Milan. His brother, Antonio, stole his title and banished him and his daughter, Miranda, from Milan. While in exile, on an isolated island, he harnessed powers of magic for he was a great lover of arts and in particular, magic. Prospero was a very powerful man and by using his spell books, he was able to summon mighty magic. The most powerful creature he controls is Ariel who aids him in executing some of his magic spells."
Abstract This paper looks at William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and focuses on the way the characters speak to one another and what types of speech are used in communication with equals and with servants.
From the Paper "This paper will analyze the way characters in The Tempest by William Shakespeare speak to one another and what types of speech are used in communicating to one another. First however there will be a brief outline of both the plot and the historical context of.."
Tags: The Tempest, Shakespeare, poetry, prose, magic, language, plot
Abstract This paper is a study of Act 3 of the Tempest by William Shakespeare. The paper explores one of the themes of the play, namely, what is justice? The paper discusses the plot, characters and finally the outcome.
From the Paper "The Tempest is a morality play based on the idea of reestablishing justice after an unjust act. The classical definition of comedy relies on reestablishing order. Shakespeare tells a fairly straightforward story involving the usurping of Prospero's throne by his brother and Prospero's quest to re-establish justice by restoring himself to power. However, the idea of justice that the play works toward seems highly subjective since this idea represents the view of one character that controls the fate of all the other characters."
Abstract This paper analyzes whether post colonial readings of Shakespeare's drama "The Tempest" address the 'right' issues as compared with traditional readings. The paper explains the play as a justification of colonialism and brings the argument of traditionalists that 21st Century views should not be imposed on the play.
From the Paper "William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" presents an interesting study of the critical controversies that often arise when works of literature are reconsidered in a twenty-first century context instead of as simply a product of the time in which they were produced. Indeed much debate has centered around readings that posit "The Tempest" as a text concerned almost exclusively with the justification of colonialism."
Tags:tempest, colonial, post, traditional, Prospero, Caliban, Antonio
Abstract This paper examines the success of the Hard Rock Cafe, and compares that to the failure of Planet Hollywood in eight key areas. It compares the background of each of these themed restaurants and examines key factors that contributed to success and failure.
From the Paper "Hard Rock Cafe and Planet Hollywood both began as themed restaurants catering to a specific niche market..."
Tags: hard rock cafe, planet hollywood, management
Abstract This paper presents an overview of the novel "A Tempest" by Cesaire in comparison with Shakespeare's play "The Tempest". "A Tempest" by Aime Cesaire is an attempt to confront and rewrite the idea of colonialism as presented in Shakespeare's "The Tempest." The author finds that he is successful at this attempt by changing the point of view of the story.
Abstract This essay analyzes William Shakespeare's final play, "The Tempest." The essay explores the organic nature of Shakespeare's art and poses a thesis regarding themes of colonization and homogeny in Shakespeare's final work. Art, Drama and Literature all begin as a great artistic tempest, but without a powerful agent like Prospero or Shakespeare and helpful sprite like Ariel or the muse, it would be difficult to tie the artistic tempest into a feasible order. This essay attempts to look at "The Tempest" from a colonial perspective and explain how diverse entities come to merge into one cohesive mass.
From the Paper "Somewhere in the shadows of every masterful creation, there lurks a steadfast draftsman with an extraordinary proclivity to build things formerly unimagined. A pivotal moment dividing substance from nonexistence resides at the fundamental core of all things real. In Shakespeare's The Tempest, chaos serves as a facilitator of order. Following Antonio's rebellious usurpation of power, a merciless storm dispels his ambition. Antonio and the subjects of Alonso are left to redefine a gravely ruptured social hierarchy and erect a government philosophy when they find themselves heedlessly discarded on a sparsely inhabited island. Performed in 1611 at the height of British colonization, The Tempest functioned "as a fascinating tale that served as a masquerade for the creation of a new society in America" (Takaki 142). Completed at the end of his career, The Tempest brilliantly epitomizes the organic nature of Shakespeare's art by cultivating his various genres into one adeptly seasoned play."
Abstract This paper discusses the play "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare and contends that no matter how much a reader may wish to see "The Tempest" as a fairytale or a metaphor for Shakespeare's own magic with words, the colonial subtext prevents many modern readers from fully enjoying the play. The paper supports this contention by pointing out how metaphors of "The Tempest" do not suggest the dangers of human beings assuming godlike power and control. Instead, it validates the absolute authority of older men like Prospero over 'inferior' peoples and makes unacceptable the rule of women or lower-class individuals. The paper also points out how the plot and structure of the play validates conventional ideas about ruling. For example, the play makes Prospero's domination over the sea seem acceptable. The paper concludes that a modern observer who knows about the lies of the ideology of colonialism, is likely to feel angry rather than charmed when reading "The Tempest" today.
From the Paper The ways that "The Tempest" validates conventional ideas about ruling is first manifest with Prospero's seemingly rightful domination over the sea, which enables him to bring the ship full of Europeans to the island and to reclaim his title and property from home. This is morally supported by the plot structure of the play, rather than seen as a hubristic and artificial exercise by a human being overcoming the laws of nature. Miranda, rather than learning about the world through her own experience by choice, learns about it only through her father's eyes, and he selects and controls her first sight of a man of her own race, and creates a situation where Ferdinand will have to woo and win her that is just difficult enough to incite their passions, without proving to be a real, uncontrolled obstacle.
Tags: metaphor colonialism, social hierarchy, domination european
Abstract This paper claims that, at first glance, Shakespeare's "Othello" and "The Tempest" could not be more unlike. "Othello" is a tale rooted very firmly in the here-and-now, the actual city of Venice, an important and central location for the Renaissance man. "The Tempest" is a fantasy taking place on a "marvelous" island. However, the paper explains, a closer look reveals that Venice, too, is marvelous and is, moreover, the perfect link between the civilized and the savage. It is no wonder then that the story of the 'noble savage' in the character of "Othello" was placed there. Nor is it any wonder that the less noble savage, Caliban, is found on an island that, while not straddling the literal old and new world orders, nonetheless bears representatives of each. The paper contends that both "Othello" and "The Tempest" are indeed exemplary of the statement, "Europeans contact with people of other cultures during the Renaissance period had a disorienting effect, as it raised the question of who was truly 'civilized,' and who was truly 'savage'." Shakespeare seems to answer that question in both plays, often in ways that may, at first, like the true meaning of Venice, be hidden.
From the Paper "The Renaissance was about discovery, artistic, scientific and geographic. The geographic discoveries led to European's 'finding' new lands-although the lands had clearly been there long before any Europeans sailed to them-and thus to European culture bumping into cultures far different. The Europeans, since they had 'discovered' those other people, found it easy to set themselves up as superior to the discovered populations; that being the case, they then began to colonize the natives of those places, to civilize them (or, as one might say in a more politically sensitive age, Europeanize them, although that sounds even more paternalistic than colonizing). Cefalu argues that hierarchy was central to the European concept of civilization; any culture that lacked masters and subordinates was, therefore, uncivilized. Such as the culture found in "The Tempest"; it paralleled, Cefalu argues, the lack of stratification in the American colonies at the outset (Cefalu 2000)."
Abstract This paper looks at two literature works that describe the way that women have rebelled against gender-based oppression. In "My Forbidden Face", Latifa describes life as a young girl growing up under Taliban rule in Afghanistan. Kingston describes life for women under Chinese patriarchy.
From the Paper "Latifa's protected world collapses when the Taliban assume power in 1997. Until then, Latifa had enjoys the privileges afforded by her family's relative affluence. Latifa went to school, talked to her friends about fashion, dreamed about Indian and Iranian movie stars. She did not wear a veil and donned skirts that were hemmed at the knee. More importantly, the young author had strong career ambitions. Her own mother was a gynecological nurse, while Latifa herself planned for a career in journalism."
Abstract The paper looks at several aspects of the history of the ancient and famed Forbidden City which lies in the Chinese city of Beijing. This includes its location within the city, when, why and how it was built, the reason for its curious name and who its former inhabitants were. The paper also discusses what its purpose is, both in all of those yesterdays long past and today.
From the Paper "China's Forbidden City. Centered firmly in the most important metropolis of the planet's most populous nation, sits one of the wonders of modern or ancient architecture. Sprawling 720,000 square meters, entailing 800 buildings and 9,999 rooms ("Forbidden City" 1), China's famed Forbidden City is a wonder to behold for its own residents and tourists, alike. The former imperial palace grounds stand as a memory of dynasties past, of a nation's ongoing work ethic and ingenious planning and of the triumph of human ingenuity."
Abstract The paper shows that "The Tempest", by William Shakespeare, provides an arena for much interplay between illusion and reality. This interplay is facilitated by Prospero, Duke of Milan. Prospero uses the study of magic to disillusion the other characters brought to the island by way of the tempest. This essay discusses instances of illusion and their respective impact on the play in how they bring the theme of illusion versus reality to light.
From the Paper "One of the most well-discussed themes in The Tempest is the theme of illusion versus reality. This theme initially appears as it relates to the opposing worlds of a primitive island and the civilized culture of Milan. All of the characters in this play have been brought to this island in one way or another, and they are forced to coexist in a new and unfamiliar setting. These men are accustomed to reigning over all things, yet they now find themselves in a realm where the reigning power is that of illusion. Throughout the play there can be found examples of the ever-present theme of illusion versus reality in the actions of the characters, as well as in events that take place. Some of the most important elements of the play are presented by way of illusion and, therefore, hold meaning outside of what they first appear to be. Magic plays a considerable part in the workings of the play, as do the sources of the magic. In recognizing the part played by this theme of illusion versus reality, one can more clearly understand why certain events take place in The Tempest."
Abstract In this work, "The Tempest" is subject to a New Critical analysis that yields interesting results with respect to its religious symbolism and political paradoxes. This paper will argue that the form of "The Tempest" is rather one of unresolved stresses and (quite literally) disharmony.
