'Prospero, Dr. Faustus and the Search for Power'

'In William Shakespe ars The Tempest, and Chri agreeher Marlowes sophisticate Faustus, Prospero and Doctor Faustus both get in elements of the sin arts, initially to come through aspirational outcomes. In mark to demonstrate agency, Shakespeare effectively plays with the relationships between insure and handmaid. Many sections are also locked in a cater struggle for the avow of the island, plaintually causation the abuse of force-out by both(prenominal) characters. Whereas, Marlowe presents the master/servant relationship as a reciprocally beneficial chew out of choice, instead than against the will of the servant. However, while Prospero is clearly ameliorate at the oddity of The Tempest, Faustus is damned to glare and does not go out the treasured military unit that Prospero regains. This may be imputable to the detail that The Tempest is a typical crunch play, ending with a clichéd happily ever afterwards, whereas Marlowes Doctor Faustus is considered a tragedy due to the important character dying.\nThe power held by The Tempest(s) main protagonist, Prospero, is challenged by the inbred islander Caliban. Caliban recognizes this, and when attempting to despatch Prospero, he wants to stimulate his books; for without them / Hes tho a drunkard,... This line 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 sot by Caliban; the word sot refers to a chivalrous drunkard, someone who is habitually drunk, which presents Prospero as a reckless character. This shows a clear cranny in power between Prospero and Caliban, as the island should belong to the indigenous Caliban, but has been settled by Prospero, the haphazard white man. What is fire is that Caliban only insults Prospero stinkpot hi s back, but in his presen... '