Essay on Act II of Shakespeares The Tempest Politics...

In Act II of The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Antonio reveals that politicians are persuasive and corrupt. Through a cleverly worded dialogue between Antonio and Sebastian, Antonio convinces him to kill his brother, the king of Naples, in order to attain the throne. â€Å"O† (2.1.252) laments Antonio beginning the passage with an informal introduction. Through this one syllable, Shakespeare uses diction to convey how Antonio views Sebastian as intellectually inferior to him. To reinforce this Shakespeare begins Antonio’s next sentence with â€Å"O†(2.1.274) â€Å"By their own fear or sloth† (2.1.257) Antonio continues using a biblical allusion to one of the seven deadly sins, sloth, to convey how evil it is not to seize this opportunity. He uses the†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Ambition cannot pierce a wink beyond† (2.1.276) continues Antonio, he personifies ambition, revealing how much he prizes it, and how corrupt he has become because only a person with an excess of ambition could prize it that much. Next, Antonio uses visual and tactile imagery to explain how he has no conscience and how trivial it is to him â€Å"If ‘twere a kibe.† (2.1.317) Antonio says, comparing his nonexistent conscience to a blister on his foot. The nonchalance of Antonio’s tone depicts how utterly uncaring he is on the subject of guilt. To him if he feels no guilt then what he did is justified. â€Å"I feel not/†¦this deity in my bosom† (2.1.317-318) he continues, not having a conscience, not feeling remorse when you do something terrible is another way of Shakespeare showing the watcher that Antonio has been completely corrupted. â€Å"Twenty consciences† (3.1.318) could stand between Antonio and power and yet they would be ignored for the sake of his own ambition. Antonio tells Sebastian that â€Å"Sir Prudence† (2.1.327) who is his conscience â€Å"shall not upbraid our course,† (2.1 .327). Here Antonio personifies Sebastian’s conscience, telling him that it won’t bother him once the deed is done and the throne is his. The personification is useful because once Sebastian’s conscience is more tangible to him, such as a person, it will be easier for him to ‘slay’ it as he would his brother. ThisShow MoreRelatedThe Tempest: Beginning and Closing Scenes 1221 Words   |  5 Pagesthe entire story away in the first scene. The opening lines explaining the entire story, giving away the ending along with it but, the point being how the story progresses from point a to point b. William Shakespeare’s dramas did not differ from this Elizabethan custom. In his 1610 play â€Å"The Tempest† the beginning scene and epilogue are crucial to the significance of the play in its entirety. Through the dissection of the Milan court system in the explosive opening scene, and its concluding superiorRead MoreGp Essay Mainpoints24643 Words   |  99 PagesDeveloped vs. Developing b. Should environment be saved at all costs c. Are we doing enough to save the environment? d. Main reasons for environmental problems nowadays 5. Religion a. Religion divides more than it unites b. Religion and politics c. Science and religion 6. Terrorism a. Can terrorism ever be eradicated? 7. Sports a. True purpose of sports nowadays b. Sports and Media 8. Foreign Aid a. How effective is Foreign Aid? 9. Migration a. Is migration/having foreigners