Article: Comedies of William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act IV

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Ranald, Ralph A.
Affiliation: Assistant Dean, College Of Arts And Science, New York University

The Tempest: Act IV

Act IV: Scene 1

At the beginning of this scene Prospero abandons the stern posture that
he has taken toward Ferdinand, who has successfully undergone his period of
trial and testing. His trial, incidentally, is very mild compared to those
undergone by all of the other guilty characters on the Island. This points up
the fact that Ferdinand has been almost entirely guiltless; he is in every way
a model young man, son, and Prince, and such guilt as he may have stems from
his inheritance. He is, after all, the son of a King who ...

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