“A most ridiculous monster, to make a wonder of a poor drunkard”
ACT 3 SCENE 3
"Oh, it's horrible... Because of my crimes my son is dead..."
As the topic of kindness is introduced, a theme of forgiveness and compassion is shown throughout the play. Kindness for those around oneself is the most pure form of love and goodness.
“O, I have suffered with those that I saw suffer!”
The topic of revenge is shown throughout the play. A theme that is shown by this revenge, is that in order to seek revenge, one must have been weak enough to be hurt.
One topic presented in The Tempest is repentance. The theme of repentance is shown as a strong and willful emotion. Shakespeare implies that regret, is the most powerful form of punishment.
