now, ‘t is trueI must be here confined by you,Or sent to Naples.Thus says Prospero, breaking the fourth wall, at the end of The Tempest (by Shakespeare, but you knew that already). Prospero, a magician with an island of his own, decides to forgive all those who wronged him, set everyone free, break his staff and drown his book and reclaim his status as mere human. Lots of interesting things to contemplate there, but for now, let’s just look at this epilogue. The play has ended; everyone … [Read more...] about Prospero’s Island