The Design of Benevolence in The Tempest
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Sin, Suffering, Redemption, Benevolence, Magician, Alonso, ArielAbstract
The Tempest is one of several plays written by Shakespeare for which no source has been found. Here, we find a unique pattern of sin, suffering, repentance and redemption. The characters are redeemed after they repent for the sins they have committed. Prospero keeping aside all his political wisdom trusts his own brother in the matter of states, who dethrones him from the dukedom. He suffers for his sin, repents and finally redeemed and overcomes his enemies. Ariel and Caliban are the two helping hands of Prospero in the benevolent design. The sea also proves to be an agent of redemption. The play’s ending highlights the restoration of a benevolent world.
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