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To what extent do Shakespeare and your writer present harmony and reconciliation as possible endings to the various conflicts within the play?
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Saturday, 17 May 2003 Jad Salfiti A2 English Literature To what extent do Shakespeare and your writer present harmony and reconciliation as possible endings to the various conflicts within the play? 'The Tempest' written by William Shakespeare and 'Translations' written by Brian Friel both share allot of common ground. Thematically, they both explore the idea of hegemony; one culture supplanting another. Both plays demonstrate the impact of colonisation, in Translations, Hugh shows how economic advancement and cultural integrity can collide, whereas Caliban shows how Prospero has forced Caliban into a linguistic straightjacket. Parallels can be drawn between Caliban and the people of Ireland; both are misunderstood and underestimated, Caliban's original language is reduced and stigmatised. Miranda calls it "babble", Caliban recites the most beautiful lines in the play, and clearly he is not the "monster" Prospero would like to believe. Equally Yolland finds it "astonishing" that Jimmy Jack and Hugh are...
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