I
really enjoyed reading the first act in The Tempest by Shakespeare. This book
has so many broad statements that it is easy to draw different assumptions than
other people. The class was torn between Prospero having magical powers. The
class could not even decide if Prospero's "magical powers" were
strong or weak. This is why I love reading plays from Shakespeare; every person
interprets the reading differently yet we are all reading the same play.
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Prospero
must have some type of powers, or else how could have he freed Ariel from the
tree (33). Though I do not understand why he would not just use his powers to
take him home. Why did Prospero not use his powers to stop his brother from
exiling him? Also, it is hard to believe Prospero freed Ariel from the tree and none reproductions happened to Prospero. A witch locked Ariel in the tree, why would the witch not set a trap? I was really hoping something more would happen or we would learn more about the witch. Putting Miranda asleep could have required magic
but hypnotist do not use magic to put people to sleep (25). I do not think
Prospero used magic to put Miranda to sleep, I think he used the same tactics
that hypnotist use to put people to sleep.
Maybe
Prospero does not have magical powers. Ariel could just be a figment of his
imagination. We are not even positively sure that Miranda was asleep. Miranda
could have just zoned out while Prospero lagged on about his life.
blog post #5
I agree that Prospero has to have some power because he freed Ariel from the tree, but I'm not sure how strong his powers are. Ariel seems to be really afraid of him, so that makes me think Prospero has more power than Shakespeare makes it seem right now. Otherwise, I feel like Ariel wouldn't be so scared of Prospero and would defy him and set himself free with his own powers.
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