Ariels help is greatly needed by Prospero which we see when he hastily reminds Ariel what he has done for him, ‘dost thou from what torment I did free thee?’ Even though Ariel is a good friend to Prospero and respects him dearly Prospero still uses Ariel for his own benefit a lot of the time. (Prospero rescued Ariel from an evil curse by the evil witch Sycorax.) When Ariel try’s to ask for his freedom, ‘I pithee, remember I have done thee worthy service.’ Prospero becomes very defensive but soon changes his mind and tells Ariel he will be set free in two days. We are told that Ariel has serviced Prospero for twelve years and has carried out his commands very well. ‘To every article’ he replies when asked how well he carried out the task, to which Prospero replied ‘ My brave spirit!’ this shows that Prospero does value and praises Ariel a lot.
Areil further explains his appreciation by saying ''I come to answer they best pleasure ,be ,it to fly, to swim, to dive into the fire, to ride on the curled clouds, to thy strong bedding task '' (l,ii,189-930). It can also be argued that Prospero does want to make Caliban ''better'' by civilizing him . However, Caliban responds to that by trying to ''people the isle with Calibans''(I,ii,331-44) when he tries to rape Miranda.The other side of this story is Caliban could have done that out of naivety because nobody thought him what is acceptable when he attempted to rape Miranda. Prospero could have thought Caliban things that are unacceptable or forgiven him
The sad part about this is that Odysseus was not loyal to Penelope. Either way she was very loyal and it all worked out in the end. Intelligence was also used in Odysseus trip to get home. Odysseus used his wits or intelligence to make a plan to get the Cyclopes to role the stone away and for them to be able to escape. Odysseus did this by poking the Cyclopes in the eye and blinding him.
251-260) When Nausicaa sees him again, she begins to admire him. As a result, she gives Odysseus directions to the palace and advice on how to approach the queen of the Phaeacians when he meets her. The deception involved in this scene, Odysseus’ divine makeover and smooth conversation makes him more attractive. To ensure his success, he has to use deception because he doesn’t know if the islanders are friends or foes. He has had bad luck with islands.
He is of the profound belief that drugs have the power to change a man’s emotion if administered by a wise man and he believes that he is the man perfect for this. Likewise we find out that later in the soliloquy (as well as the play) that the herbs were a symbol or a metaphor as well as foreshadowing his plans in the future of manipulating Romeo and Juliet’s relationship and marrying them in order to better society. We can see that he foreshadows this quite clearly in the Act 2 Scene 3 lines 5-20. This is also exemplified in the quote in lines 15-20 where the friar says: Revolts from true birth, stumbling on abuse. Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, And vice sometime by action dignified.
To what Extent is King Lear a Tragic Hero? Aristotle said that tragedy is characterised by seriousness and dignity and involving a great person who experiences a reversal of fortune. Aristotle’s definition can include a change of fortune from bad to good, but he says that the change from good to bad is preferable because this affects pity and fear within the audience. Tragedy results in catharsis (emotional cleansing) or healing for the audience through their experience of these emotions in response to the suffering of the characters in the drama/play. According to Aristotle a tragic hero must be a noble person and also hold a “high” status in society.
In contrast sometimes Caliban’s language can be good, for example in act 3 scene 2 lines 131-136 he says “Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices that, if I then had waked after long sleep, Will make me sleep again”. Which is some good poetry. Caliban accuses Prospero of befriending him in order to take advantage of his gratitude, and rob him of the island which he considers to be his birthright. This is shown in lines 334-344 act 1 scene 2 when Caliban says “When thou cam’st first, Thou strok’st me and made much of me, wouldst give me water with berries in't, and teach me how To name the bigger light, and how the less, That burn by day and night: and then I loved thee And show'd thee all the qualities o' the isle, The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile”.
This is why I believe lines 1-52 should be kept, as they are sufficient to show the audience the theme, and a major plot development. Lines 52-71, as I believe, may be eliminated from the play. It is continuous rambling from Polonius, and unnecessary for the production. Polonius is just [providing further advice] to Reynaldo, and it is not necessary, as it will become repetitive to the audience. Lines 53-55 only depict Polonius as being an idiot, for he loses his chain of thought.
It is also interesting to note that Iago speaks so kindly of Desdemona, which is likely due to the fact that he loves her, but, he will is planning a scheme which will no doubt crush her. Iago claims that it is “out of her own goodness make the net that shall enmesh them all.” Iago reveals that his plan relies on Othello’s true love for Desdemona, which Iago is attempting to crush. Iago believes that Desdemona has the ability to convince Othello to do anything because “his soul is so enfettered to her love”. He also believes Desdemona knows this, which is the
Friar Lawrence has a cowardly streak that doesn't suit his character; he means no harm but may end up doing some. The part of the play that makes me think of Friar Lawrence as a good person is when the Friar marries Romeo and Juliet while knowing it could end very badly resulting in his own death. I see this as a very courageous act, trying to join the houses of the Capuletes and the Montagues. I think that the name Friar Lawrence gives a good indication that his vocation is that of a Friar.