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pwjason
pwjason
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High School - 12th Grade

Please comment: The play is not just about a father's relationship with his daughter; it is also about freewill and the desire to be more human.

I need to write an essay on this topic.

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Posted by pwjason on Monday April 28, 2008 at 10:07 PM and tagged with fatherdaughter relationship, meaning of human, the tempest, theme.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    This is absolutely the case—so much so that I'd actually delete the first part of the sentence. This play isn't mainly about a father and daughter relationship, but rather, about the proper order of things, which includes the desire of some people and creatures to be more human. This can be seen in Ariel's desire for freedom. Ariel is passive and pleasant much of the time, but assertive, even pushy when reminding Prospero of his promises. Where it comes through most powerfully, though, is Caliban. He wants to rule the island where he was born, which his mother ruled: his home. He wants to father a new race on Miranda. He wants to rise, and not be a slave (as he sees it) to Prospero. All of these are deeply human.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Friday May 2, 2008 at 6:01 PM