The theme of magic: Prospero's Epilogue

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What has Prospero given up at the end of the play?

Who does Prospero direct his epilogue at?

What does Shakespeare aim to do with his comedy plays, according to this final passage in the play?

angrily as he is now leaving them on the island

with forgiveness and reconciliation as they are now travelling home together

How has Prospero behaved towards those that have wronged him?

the attribution of human attributes to non-living things

the placement of two ideas to create contrast

the use of 'like' or 'as' to figuratively compare two things

ending with a wedding and starting with a storm

the placement of evil plots and comic relief side by side

An example of juxtaposition in The Tempest is...

it would contain the death and downfall of a character

A Shakespearean tragedy would be different from a comedy because...

Prospero used to be a member of which social group back in Italy?