Caliban and Ariel -The Tempest
Shakespeare often used certain themes or characters throughout many of his plays. One such theme that is present in many of his plays in the idea of magic and the supernatural (although many of his tragedies have such elements, only two of his comedies have this trait). Those two comedies are "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Tempest". Both plays have a magic element that is the driving force in the play and the reason why things work out (for the better). In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", the fairies (Puck and Oberon) play with the feelings and emotions of the characters. The characters than go through a time of chaos and disorientation while in the forest. Without this "divine intervention", the characters would not have fell in love and all would not have been happy in the end. Also, Nick Bottom would never have came to his astounding conclusion about human behavior ["Oh, what fools these mortals be" happens to be one of the most notable and widely cited quotes from the play]. In "The Tempest", Prospero uses his magic powers in order to make his thoughts a reality (just like Puck). Just like in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", the intervention of the powers cause events to happen that would not have otherwise occurre
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Approximate Word count = 1222
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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