The Tempest: Is It Series of Treacheries and Rebellions? Yes the play consists of “a series of rebellion, treacheries, mutinies and conspiracies against authority” but the overall view of the dramatic action is much more complex. Many other aspects and themes such as illusion and the supernatural (magic) also play a very important part in shaping the plot. Power struggle is evident from the beginning, way back when Prospero’s brother, Antonio, seized his status …showed first 75 words of 886 total…

…showed last 75 words of 886 total…subdue Caliban. Ferdinand is only compliant because Prospero has something that he wants…Miranda, his daughter. Yes, there are instances of rebellions and treacheries but the dramatic action of the Tempest also comprises of a series of illusions especially pertaining to authority, and m ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Bibliography Pinnington, David. York Notes: The Tempest. Essex: York Press/Addison Wesley Longman Limited, 1998. Shakespeare, William. Orgel, Stephen. Eds. The Oxford Shakespeare: The Tempest. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.