Everyone has something in life that is so important to them, that they’d never find themselves without it. It could be a car, a house, or even money. We think that we’ll never give them up for anything, no matter how great it is. Nothing could make us budge from it, because we’re protective over what really means something to us. We let emotions such as love take over greed and revenge.
In The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, the character Prospero learns this throughout the play. For many years he seeked revenge on his family for taking his throne from him and casting him out of the kingdom. He thought he had it all planned out and that he erased all the plausible flaws. As soon as the time came he realized he had neglected one very significant thing, his daughter. She had fallen in love with the son of his enemy. Seeing that she truly admired him and that he was commendable for her treatment, Prospero let his ultimate revenge go. “Then, as my gift, and thine own acquisition Worthily purchased, take my daughter. But if thou dost break her virgin-knot before All sanctimonious ceremonies may with full and holy rite be minist’red,” (Shakespeare, pg 574). Prospero lost consciousness of how much he cared about his daughters happiness. He …show more content…
The only way Prospero could do that, was to change his master plan. Satisfying his daughter meant more to him than using his power for vindictiveness. “To work mine end upon their senses that This airy charm is for, I’ll break my staff, And deeper than did ever plummet sound I’ll drown my book.” (Shakespeare, pg 589). “Beseech you, sir be merry. You have cause(so have we all) of joy; for our escape”(Shakespeare, pg 535). He wanted everyone to be as excited as he was about their marriage. Ultimately he didn’t like Ferdinand but he saw how happy he made his daughter. So he forced himself to change his mind about him. We let emotions such as love take over greed and
In The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, the character Prospero learns this throughout the play. For many years he seeked revenge on his family for taking his throne from him and casting him out of the kingdom. He thought he had it all planned out and that he erased all the plausible flaws. As soon as the time came he realized he had neglected one very significant thing, his daughter. She had fallen in love with the son of his enemy. Seeing that she truly admired him and that he was commendable for her treatment, Prospero let his ultimate revenge go. “Then, as my gift, and thine own acquisition Worthily purchased, take my daughter. But if thou dost break her virgin-knot before All sanctimonious ceremonies may with full and holy rite be minist’red,” (Shakespeare, pg 574). Prospero lost consciousness of how much he cared about his daughters happiness. He …show more content…
The only way Prospero could do that, was to change his master plan. Satisfying his daughter meant more to him than using his power for vindictiveness. “To work mine end upon their senses that This airy charm is for, I’ll break my staff, And deeper than did ever plummet sound I’ll drown my book.” (Shakespeare, pg 589). “Beseech you, sir be merry. You have cause(so have we all) of joy; for our escape”(Shakespeare, pg 535). He wanted everyone to be as excited as he was about their marriage. Ultimately he didn’t like Ferdinand but he saw how happy he made his daughter. So he forced himself to change his mind about him. We let emotions such as love take over greed and