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Qiuyu Tian(Damon) 11/19/2014 Core-106 Professor John Holzwarth Long Paper Assignment Throughout The Tempest by William Shakespeare, there is a complex interplay that is defined by the different characters that has extraordinary sense of styles. For instance, the protagonist Prospero, who can be defined as a magus or duke, shows the audience the clear personality traits insipidly with the process of the story. On the other hand, Caliban, who is Prospero’s dark, earthy slave, who is the son of a witch-hag, and the only native on the island. He is an extremely complex character in the play, even he is not the main character of the play, and seems as a totally different role as Prospero. He shares the similarities with the protagonist Prospero. The play was written in 1623, when the European countries were in the midst of their age of exploration. Pioneers and navigators from those European countries like England and Spain were traveling all around the world and brought thousands of new ideas and stories about the world. Shakespeare was also one of the members in the Virginia Company, â€Å"which refers collectively to a Joint stock company chartered by James 1 on 10 April 1606 with the purposes of establishing settlements on the coast of North America.†(Cite) Thus, even Caliban and Prospero shares some similarities with each other, they refer to two different worlds, the savage world and the civilized Europe. The Prospero’s final victory to get his dukedom, revenge to his enemiesShow MoreRelatedThe Tempest By William Shakespeare1603 Words   |  7 PagesShakespeare’s play, The Tempest, power is manifested in several forms: the investigation of the power of love, the power of magic and illusion, or the power of nature. However, in The Tempest, power is most clearly defined as dominance. 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