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Essay Archive - The Tempest: Magic
The Tempest: Magic
The Tempest, written in 1611, was one of William Shakespeare's last
plays. It has a combination of superb characters, interesting settings, and a
good plot line—all held together by the running theme of magic, and its ever-
present importance. A closer examination of the magic in The Tempest, and the
public's view of magic at the time, will give insight as to Shakespeare's choice
of magic as a theme, and why it has made the play so successful and timeless.
Magic presented itself to Shakespeare as a controversial topic, as it
had been the persecution of those believed to perf....
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