mes the means for Prospero’s general forgiveness it is this love story that brings rivals together and restores co-operation. This is shown in Act IV Scene 1 where Alonso is forgiven and shown where his son is.Although Prospero feels anger, he also overcomes it. His examples of forgiveness are present throughout the play. An example would be in Act III Scene 3 – Prospero’s plan begins to take shape as he send Ariel to visit the “three men of sin” in play, Alonso, Antonio, Sebastian. The feast,(which is usually a symbolism to harmony), is now broken by deceit and disharmony. Prospero meanwhile is invisible and Ariel appears before them in forms of a harpy, and lectures them on their sins.When Alonso, Antonio, Sebastian are confined as prisoners in a grove near Prospero’s cave. Prospero instructs Ariel to release them and bring them to the cave. He tells Antonio and Sebastian he could punish them severally because of their misdeed and continued plotting, but agrees to keep quiet if they turn from their wickedness. Alonso is the least guilty, and most repentant, offers to surrender fully to Prospero all that was hiss. Prospero shows Alonso where Ferdinand is sitting playing chess with Merinda, thus reuniting father and son. The King of Naples is overjoyed and blesses the marriage of his son to Merinda. Caliban is partly redeemed since he recognises his unacceptable behaviour.All the action of the main plot revolves around Prospero’s plan to bring his betrayers to repentance so that he can forgive then and bring about total reconciliation’s. As always, Shakespeare makes certain that all the loose ends of a play are tied up before the ending. causing the play to end as a comedy. Act five presents a climax, when Prospero confronts his enemies, brings them to repentance and forgives them. Those whowere though dead were discovered alive, a lost son id resorted to a joyous parent and Those who ha...
