Shakespeare's Craft

Prospero's character is hard to sympathize with as the reader in that, here is a man that has been exiled and has all these magical powers that he seeks revenge by wrecking the ship and the lives of the characters, some that weren't even involved with hiss exile. In the end it all comes together as he seems to be more likable when he feels that he made his point to the King that what happened to him was unfair and although he made him think that Ferdinand was dead he merely allowed him to court is daughter while he sorted matters of the past out. I believe that this was a very cunning way for Shakespeare to say goodbye to his audience asking to set him free by clapping. It was crafty and made people think it wasn't blunt. The Tempest isn't as concrete as other poems but is enjoyable. Surprisingly the play ended with a marriage without any real deaths. This can be surprising to readers who are used to death being a driving theme but it shows how well Shakespeare could weave his writings as he went on with his life and can only be respected for what he did and his accomplishments.