Forbidden Planet (Directed by Fred M. Wilcox), At the Mountains of Madness (written by H.P. Lovecraft) and The Tempest (written by William Shakespeare) are very alike in many aspects. In their own special ways, they are all considered science fiction and share traits that range from the appearance of the characters to the themes. All three of the stories discuss topics such as ambition, natural instincts, and human nature. With these topics, they also included common themes, such as “Some things are better left undisturbed” and “Ambition, greed as well as human nature can sometimes take control of someone”. There are many striking similarities between The Tempest and Forbidden Planet, yet they are set in such contrasting places. From the beginning
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One of the prominent similarities between the stories is the personality along with the thoughts of the father characters. In Forbidden Planet, Morbius, though he doesn’t immediately realize it, has a malevolent subconscious mind, just like any other human being. Later we see that his evil side is controlling him, yet he cannot fight it since it’s his basic human nature along with instincts. In The Tempest, at the beginning, Prospero is well aware of his thirst for revenge, but as the story continues, he lets it control him, even though he doesn’t realize it, much like Morbius in Forbidden Planet. How these characters respond to seeing that they have been blinded by themselves is another similarity. Morbius, at the end of the story when the monster gets ready to attack, realizes that the monster is the incarnation of his own subconscious mind, and, after doing so, manages to sacrifice himself in order to stop the monster. In The Tempest, Prospero eventually sees how he’s let his thirst for revenge get the better of him, and calls on his brother along with his friends to come so that he can forgive all of them. By doing this, both characters admit to their partially unintentional erroneous doings and hope to be able to make amends
One of the prominent similarities between the stories is the personality along with the thoughts of the father characters. In Forbidden Planet, Morbius, though he doesn’t immediately realize it, has a malevolent subconscious mind, just like any other human being. Later we see that his evil side is controlling him, yet he cannot fight it since it’s his basic human nature along with instincts. In The Tempest, at the beginning, Prospero is well aware of his thirst for revenge, but as the story continues, he lets it control him, even though he doesn’t realize it, much like Morbius in Forbidden Planet. How these characters respond to seeing that they have been blinded by themselves is another similarity. Morbius, at the end of the story when the monster gets ready to attack, realizes that the monster is the incarnation of his own subconscious mind, and, after doing so, manages to sacrifice himself in order to stop the monster. In The Tempest, Prospero eventually sees how he’s let his thirst for revenge get the better of him, and calls on his brother along with his friends to come so that he can forgive all of them. By doing this, both characters admit to their partially unintentional erroneous doings and hope to be able to make amends