The Tempest Group

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sonda
sonda
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High School - 12th Grade

How does "The Tempest" work as an argument about the degree to which justice/vengeance should be tempered by mercy /grace?

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Posted by sonda on Monday November 3, 2008 at 6:53 PM and tagged with answers, justice, mercy, the tempest.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    The play mainly makes this point in the final act. Prospero says to Ariel:
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    In other words, he listens to mercy or grace, rather than his desire for revenge, in deciding what to do with those who wronged him in the past and the present. This does come fairly suddenly, and we might suspect that there's also a change due to simple aging here, and one due to seeing his daughter in love.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/tempest/summary
    http://www.enotes.com/tempest/themes

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    Posted by gbeatty on Wednesday November 5, 2008 at 4:34 PM