The Tempest - Shakespeare (1611) - What is the author's viewpoint on humanity?

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[...] Therefore, the real power comes with this real and true love which is responsible for this major change as indicated by Prospero himself have hope to see nuptial Of these our dear-beloved solemnized; And thence retire." Here is how Shakespeare's last play performs to turn a true political drama of his time into an eternal romance. If the theme of shipwrecks fantasy has been inspired by the directions of the period, Shakespeare warned with this play his pairs about the critical search for human virtue. Within the play and by creating an elaborated plot, he also brilliantly succeeds into reconciling the legitimate and the natural, connecting the sacred and the profane, the real and the illusion. [...]

[...] Moreover, the question of realism is here unveiled with Shakespeare's choice of contemporary situations. All the nobles' names are in truth some direct references to the Spanish Empire and its contentious reign beyond the seas while the mention to Milan's dukedom appears as an uncovered reference to the numerous power struggles in Italy. Through a thoughtfully built play and beyond this hopeless depiction and real criticism of human kind's progress, Shakespeare draws some peculiar attention to the power of redemption contemplating simple and existing values. [...]

[...] And as the author was about to put an end to his own career, The Tempest offered a critical observation of the period while bringing some redeeming pieces on the stage which miraculously performs some kind of rebirth. However, we could only question Shakespeare's personal choice for making major African cities such as Tunis and Alger the places of only bad magic or illegitimate preceding actions. Nevertheless, the most subtle question is then made only remnant of humankind's nature between captivity under dukedoms continuation or freedom following Ariel's completeness. [...]

[...] Within The Tempest's writing, we could but only observe that all the characters given their different features enable some accurate examination of the human kind, embracing a particular Manichean vision of the world. We may then consider this play as a true version of the main human opposites as well as the social connections of the early seventeenth century. Hence, contrasting groups or classes can be first drawn from Shakespeare's action. Under some initiatory and violent storm, the first united ship crew then split into two conflictual groups among which the nobles, represented by the mighty Alonso, King of Naples, his family related and correlates while the other group is composed of servants and commoners such as Stephano, Trinculo, the sailors and Caliban appear to be duly and completely submitted to the first. [...]

[...] The rotten boat in which the hero and his daughter have been put also symbolizes human values' loss. Exploiting the strongest family bondage, he there shows how treacherous men can be. Shakespeare discusses the objectives and many directions that human beings give to their lives. One could there observe that everyone is driven by some inner forces which compel them to serve own individual interest, making elaborated schemes especially devious ones in order to reach defined plans from Prospero to the spirit born-from-a-witch, Ariel who carries out the Duke's plans to be free. [...]