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Steven Pemberton Nature Versus Nurture In The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare, there are many themes that are developed throughout the play. So a few of the themes that Shakespeare develops in The Tempest are nature versus nurture, prejudice and its effects, and power of the artist. Shakespeare's theme of nature versus nurture asks what the determining factors in someone's development are. The two most determining factors in someone's development are the person's parents and his goals, which can be shown in The Tempest. So the person's parents can be considered the most important factor that helps to decide the way a person develops. For instance, in The Tempest when Miranda talks with Caliban and says, "I pitied thee,/ Took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each hour/ One thing or other."(I.ii.333-335), showing that Miranda taught Caliban to speak. Therefore Miranda's own kindness teaches Caliban how to speak. But since Prospero raised...

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