Bad Use Of Power In The Tempest

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Have you ever wondered how in every dystopian book you’ve read, the future is always caused by somebody who used power negatively. Coincidence? “The idea of power is all around us. It means “...the ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.” But is that influence always used in a positive way? The influence that comes with power depends a lot on what a particular individual or group does with that power.” Power can lead to greatness, but overall it leads to disaster and doom through negative use. First, the mass terror attack in paris was caused only by negative power usage. “At half a dozen sites across Paris, attackers carried out suicide bombings, hurled grenades, and shot hostages,” From NewsELA. The attackers used their power negatively so they could gain more respect and power within the terrorist hierarchy. Including killing innocent people, detonating bombs, and creating mass panic. The power to end somebody’s life has never been anything positive. Generally, people view death and killing negatively. Also, Even though Hitler didn't do the killing, he successfully gave the order through his negative influence on the germans. Under the influence of hitler, the entire killings add up to over 40 million people. From ushmm.org, “The Nazi regime was responsible …show more content…

Attempted Murder, Sabotage, and Revenge were all components in taking back power. “‘Take comfort. I arranged the horrible sight of this shipwreck,’ Said Prospero,” (The Tempest.) Using his magic ability and spirits he had enslaved Prospero shipwrecked the ship of the King of Naples in order to get revenge on his brother who was on the ship. There could have been an easier solution involving verbally confronting his brother instead of using his power wrongly in revenge. Typically, People don’t associate attempted killing and sabotage with any positive

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