Magic in Shakespeare’s Tempest
The magic in The Tempest was able to create many abnormal happenings as
well as different feelings that are shown through the characters of Milan.
There were two different types of magic that were shown one was represented by
witches and wizards, this type of magic was not the beneficial type of magic.
The beneficial type of magic was created by studies that were done in secret and
used to discover new forces, and to study the greater effects of physics. All
this magic that took place results in many of the illusions that were created on
the island.
There are many illusions that seem to happen quite frequently, while the
shipwrecked persons of Milan were on the island that was created by Prospero's
powers. Many of these encounters may not even be illusions but figments of
their imagination as well as hallucinations. While others tend to happen
because of the magic that Prospero creates with his mind. The spirits of the
air are the highest type these include Ariel, Ceres, Iris, Juno, as well as the
nymphs. Each part of the magic symbolizes a certain part of the island. The
spirits of the air I have already mentioned another type would be the spirits of
the earth. These would include the goblins, the dogs and hounds that were used
to disease Caliban and his associates. (: "Our natures do pursue, Like rats
that ravin down their proper bane, A thirsty evil; and when we drink we die.
[Act 1, sc. 2]) Another form of the earth spirits would be the nymphs
(Prospero: "Go make yourself like a nymph o' th' sea. Be subject To no sight
but thine and mine, invisible to every eyeball else. Go take this shape and
hither come in't. Go! Hence with diligence! Exit[Ariel] . Awake, dear heart,
awake! Thou hast slept well. Awake!{act 1, sc. 2}
Out if Prosperos' anger he creates a vicious storm at sea causing the
ship to become shipwrecked on his very own island. He uses this as an advantage
to make the island as a task for all the Millan characters to find themselves.
This would be their task as they are on the island. Prospero uses some of his
most intriguing magic spells to manipulate his guests that will be staying on
the island. The people are aware of the power that the island holds but they
are unaware that Prospero is in existence at this point. Part of the
manipulation process that Prospero creates is gaining the trust amongst the many
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Mir: I should sin. To think nobly of my grandmother. Good wombs have borne bad sons. I, ii, 139-144. Prospero is really the key character in which the nature of illusion and reality centers.
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