Major Themes of The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s The Tempest has been variously interpreted as a romantic comedy, a comedy concerned with such serious themes as justice and mercy, and as an autobiographical play. Many critics think that Shakespeare bid farewell to his dramatic career through writing the play The Tempest. Other critics have tried to find a colonial theme where Prospero and Caliban stand for the colonizer and colonized respectively. In The Tempest, magic is a dazzling art form that infuses the play with a sense of wonder and a whole lot of spectacle, Art and Culture, Contrasting Regions, Freedom and Confinement, Man and the Natural World, Betrayal, Compassion and Forgiveness, The Divine. Forgiveness and repentance are the prime themes of the play The Tempest. the main theme of The Tempest seems to be the love affair between Ferdinand and Miranda which culminates in their marriage at the ...