How Does Suffering Affect Ones Actions? Do Different Types Of Suffering Affect O

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Term Paper Title	How Does Suffering Affect Ones Actions? Do Different Types Of Suffering Affect O
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     How  does  suffering  affect  one's  actions?  Do  different  types  of  suffering  affect  one  in  different  ways?  This  paper  seeks  to  determine  how  William  Shakespeare's  character's  respond  to  various  types  of  suffering.  Suffering  can  be  defined  in  two  ways;  physical  suffering,  in  which  the character  is  inflicted  with  physical  pain  and  trauma,  and  emotional  suffering,  where  the  character  suffers    an  emotional  trauma  or  loss.

     In  The  Tempest,  the  physically  traumatized  characters,  are  Trinculo  and  Stephano.  They  are  chased  by  dogs  but   their  physical  trauma  has  not  induced  any  sign  of  remorse  or  guilt.  Ferdinand,   on  the  other  hand,  is  overcome  by  emotional  suffering  at  the  "loss"  of  his  son.  In  King  Lear, Lear is  plagued  emotionally.  He  feels  that  he  has  lost  the  love  of  his  favorite  daughter  Cordelia,  and  he  feels  the  harsh  hatred of  his  two  evil  daughters.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  play,  his  sanity  is  restored    but  he  has  suffered  tremendously  in  an  emotional  manner  at  the  hands  of  Regan  and Goneril.  In  Othello,  Brabantio  goes  through  emotional  suffering  when  he  must  succumb  to  his  daughter's  wishes.  Desdemona  also  goes  through  emotional  suffering  when  she  is  accused  by  Othello  of  cheating  on  him  when  he  is  convinced  of  this  by  Iago.


     In   The  Tempest,   the  theme  of  purification  through  suffering  can  clearly  be  seen.  Prospero,  in  his  long  exile  from  Milan,  has  more  than  attoned  for  whatever  mistake  he  might  have  made  while  he  ruled.  Ferdinand  must  suffer  through  Prospero's  hardships  and  laborious  tests  before  he  can  win  Miranda's  hand.  Most  significantly,  Alonso  must  undergo  the  suffering  that  Prospero  has  designed  for  him  before  he  is  forgiven.

     Prospero, who  is  the  real  Duke  of  Milan  was  overthrown  12  years  earlier  by  his  younger  brother  Antonio.  Prospero  was   driven  out  of  the  island  along  with  his  daughter  Miranda;  the  two  were  cast  out  to  sea.  His  suffering  has  occured  in  a  physical  and  a  non-physical  way,  he  is  deeply   hurt  from  losing  his  kingdom  and  from  being  cast  out  to  die.  Despite  this,  he  is  generous  in  forgiving.  He  is  not  only  in  control  of  those  around  him  but  he  punishes  the  guilty  and  demands  repe...

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