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@article{183582,
        author = {Atanu Ghosh},
        title = {The Tempest: Legacy of Colonialism re-visited in the Power-struggle},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {3},
        pages = {1990-1993},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=183582},
        abstract = {The Tempest is one of "the last plays" of William Shakespeare. At the end of The Tempest, the play conveys a message of forgiveness, reconciliation, and serenity. However, the question remains: Is the play really serene? The basic objective of this article is to show that behind the facade of serenity, there is an incessant power-struggle within the structure of the play, which is almost Darwinian in nature. Prospero, the Duke of Milan, is banished from his dukedom by his brother, Antonio, and seeks refuge on an unknown island. Here, he defeats and kills Sycorax, the owner of the island, and takes possession of the island. He then enslaves Caliban, Sycorax's son, and Ariel, a good spirit to serve him. On the island, Prospero acts as a Colonizer, and the inhabitants of the island are the colonized people. Towards the end of the play, Prospero decides to return to Milan, but there is a hint that the legacy of Colonialism remains in the island because power and power-struggle are eternal in nature.},
        keywords = {last plays, serenity, power, power-struggle, Colonizer and Colonized.},
        month = {August},
        }