The Nature of Conflict and the Question of Resolution in William Shakespeare's The Tempest
This paper will argue that the form of "The Tempest" is one of conflicts unresolved and (quite literally) disharmony. As will be seen, the play suggests that harmony and closure are themselves illusions. In this analysis, resolution may be seen as an artificial construct, an act of power imposed from without upon a place or an action - such as Prospero's/Caliban's island or life itself - that is naturally chaotic and without form. 6 pgs. 20 f/c. 7b.
