Prospero, Dr. Faustus and the Search for Power

In William Shakespe bes The agitation, and Christopher Marlowes secure Faustus, Prospero and Doctor Faustus both interlace in elements of the dark arts, ab initio to achieve aspirational appearcomes. In point to demonstrate force out, Shakespeare effectively plays with the familys amongst victor and servant. Many eccentric persons are also locked in a power struggle for the checker of the island, eventually causing the wickedness of power by rough characters. Whereas, Marlowe presents the master/servant relationship as a inversely beneficial deal out of choice, rather than against the will of the servant. However, darn Prospero is get inly reformed at the end of The agitation, Faustus is damned to loony bin and does non experience the value power that Prospero regains. This may be due to the fact that The Tempest is a typical dawdle play, ending with a clichéd happily ever afterward, whereas Marlowes Doctor Faustus is considered a tragedy due to the main chara cter dying.\nThe power held by The Tempest(s) main protagonist, Prospero, is challenged by the autochthonic islander Caliban. Caliban recognizes this, and when attempting to assassinate Prospero, he wants to possess his books; for without them / Hes but a drunkard,... This track presents Caliban as powerful, as he knows the secret to Prosperos power, and also knows how to stop it. However, the fact that Caliban has not acted on this, even when enslaved by Prospero, but instead looks for a god or master shows how he needs somebody to guide him.\nProspero is called a drunkard by Caliban; the word sot refers to a medieval drunkard, soul who is habitually drunk, which presents Prospero as a reckless character. This shows a clear gap in power between Prospero and Caliban, as the island should expire to the native Caliban, but has been colonize by Prospero, the careless duster man. What is interesting is that Caliban only insults Prospero lav his back, but in his presen...