William Shakespeare’s writing has been influential throughout the past couple of centuries often reflecting problems that people face everyday. His writing gives people insight on many situations whether they are good or bad, and because of that they do not have to suffer. Shakespeare’s incredible use of rhetorical devices relate to the audience and as a result, they feel as though they have answers for hypothetical events that have not happened. In many of his plays, revenge is a common motif that is present in both his writing and the real world. As a result, William Shakespeare uses dramatic irony, juxtapositioning, and blank verse to convey that revenge can only be sweet if the final result is forgiveness. In order for an audience to truly understand the situations that Shakespeare writes about, they must experience a sense of omniscience that the other characters do not feel. For …show more content…
During the end of the play Prospero says himself that “the rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance. They being penitent the sole drift of my purpose doth extend not a frown further” (lines 28-31). Prospero reveals that because his opponents regret their actions and as a result are sorry for them, he wishes no further harm done on them because of it. However, afterword not only does Prospero want them to see the error of their ways but also experience his hardships as well. After revealing himself to the other characters, he says “sir I invite your highness and your train to my poor cell where you shall take your test” (lines 299-300). By inviting them to stay in his little and old cabin, Prospero shows them the conditions that he had to live in and he gives them a chance to reflect upon themselves the actions they have committed. Sometimes when push comes to shove, a person must have a taste of their own medicine to see the wrongs they have