Black Magic vs. White Magic in Shakespeare’s The Tempest Essays

Black conjuring vs. White Magic in Shakespeares The Tempest A piece who governs his passions is truly wise. The heavens have not seen nor has the earth borne a more glorious person than the man who always obeys reason. Not whole the crowns of the world can adorn his head fittingly only timelessness can recompense one of such high virtue. To have a quiet soul is the only pleasure of the world (Anderson 173-4). Where is the line drawn amongst good and bad magic? Who decides which form of magic is criminal and which is not. Why was there a Glenda the good mesmerise and the wicked witch of the west (Wizard of Oz)? According to Robert S. Ellwood, Magic is widely practiced in old and traditional societies. In such contexts magic is not simply a pre-scientific way of attaining practical ends- it may also involve at to the lowest degree a partial symbolic recognition of the societys uncanny worldview and of its gods and myths. In this respect magic often merges with religion , and indeed the line between the two is frequently blurred (Ellwood, Encarta). Prospero definitely exposes the gray ...