The Theme Of Freedom Versus. C
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Explore the theme of Freedom versus Control in the Tempest.
The Tempest is a play that explores many themes, one of which is the theme of freedom versus control. We can explore this theme by examining the characters in the play. Throughout the play there are countless examples of power and authorit ....
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.... has to suffer harsh punishment when she so much as complains of her unfair treatment to Prospero (Act 1, Scene 2):
If thou more murmur'st, I will rent an oak
And peg thee in his knotty entrails till
Thou hast howled away twelve winters.
Prospero here is informing Ariel that if she dares to question is authority again, he will imprison her in an oak tree for twelve years. Ariel, longing for her freedom, agrees to run errands for Prospero in order for him to gain control and be free, th ....
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