ENGL 339 Lecture 14: English 339 W9D2 Lecture 14
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William strachey"s boat crash is added: the earl of southhampton was invested in the virginia company. Shakespeare was personally involved with him: his patron, wrote for southhampton. Geographically does not make since: the actual ships would have been in mediterranean. John florio"s translation of montaigne: speaks of a new commonwealth. A nature that nurture will not stick: all emotions. All id: like a child, tries to rape miranda. Wasn"t that what he was supposed to do: repopulate the island. Prospero is evil in some ways: threatens the same punishment that sycorax. Alos quotes the witch from ovid"s metamorphosis. Ferdinand is the the civil version of caliban: prospero treats them the same. Both have to pick up re wood. Caliban does not get a happy ending: if he stays on the island. He is left alone: ariel can no longer be his slave, if he gets on the boat.
