Which theme would best fit a production of the tempest in which prospero is depicted as a high school soccer player?
a. the theme of teamwork and leadership
b. the theme of social inequality and injustices
c. the theme of hard work and dedication
d. the theme of cunning and deception

The correct answer is: A. The theme of teamwork and leadership

Indeed, in Shakespeare’s play Prospero is an individual hero that uses sorcery to protect his daughter Miranda. He does not work cooperatively with other characters and he is opposed by Caliban and a cohort of enemies that includes his brother Antonio. Prospero symbolizes the English Monarch who rules individually over the collective nation.

Depicting him as a high school soccer player only makes him the first among equals which is definitely a break from Shakespeare’s approach.

- a.) the man dies after he is unable to keep a fire lit.

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