Art and Nature in The
Tempest
The direful spectacle of the wreck, which touched The very virtue of
compassion in thee,
I have with such
provision in mine art So safely ordered that there is no soul- No, not so much
perdition as an hair Betid to any creature in the vessel
Which thou heard'st cry, which
thou saw'st sink. (1531)
In William
Shakespeare's The Tempest, the character of Prospero utilizes his magic art to
create a storm and formulate feelings of compassion in his daughter Miranda. Similarly,
Shakespeare uses the theater to stir feelings in his audience, while using art
to control each character and their situation. Using the power of theatrical
art, Shakespeare attempts to recreate and replace nature in this play.
The
Tempest opens with Prospero's magical creation of a dangerous storm. In this
scene, Shakespeare stresses the power that theater, as a form of art, has to
replace nature. He does this through a storm reproduction and its effect on the
outside world in both the characters and the audience. This storm creation
represents the power of art, working in theater, to duplicate natural events
and emotions through theatrical illusions, such as the sound of wind, while
fashioning the concerned feelings within the characters. For example, the King
and his men remain on Prospero's island due to the storm's heavy winds.
Prospero's magical island then becomes the setting for the play. Shakespeare,
the artist, leaves Act One, Scene 1 with an ambivalent outcome. The audience
and the characters do not know the fate of the ship's party, leaving their
minds in strife. In this situation, art manipulates their thoughts so much that
they become immersed within it, accepting their feelings as real, even if only
for a short time period................................................................................................................................
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