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Consider how the language used by Shakespeare explores the theme of service versus freedom in the play
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Consider how the language used by Shakespeare explores the theme of service versus freedom in the play "The Tempest." "Freedom, high-day! High-day, freedom! Freedom, high-day, freedom!" Caliban In every person the most basic desire of all is to be free. Essential to the discussion of this concept is the definition of freedom itself, which is being able to act at will, not under compulsion or restraint. Throughout "The Tempest" there is the constant struggle of obeyance, followed by what that person chooses to do when they are faced with the opportunity to be liberated from their constraints. By the end of the play Caliban, Ariel and Miranda are all released from their bounds and set free. For many of these characters "freedom" means different things whether it to be escaping from and killing your master, or being given leave or being able to depart from an over protective father. The...
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