Supernatural in Shakespeare’s The Tempest And Marlowe’s The Tragical Hi

The Supernatural in Shakespeargons The violent storm And Marlowes The Tragical History of D. FaustusThe supernatural forces ar at once alike and distinct in Shakespeares The Tempest and in Marlowes The Tragical History of D. Faustus. The supernatural is kind to Prospero and his miss Miranda in The Tempest, while the devils in Dr Faustus eagerly wait for the day that Faustus would assemble them in Hell. In both plays, the supernatural provides recurrent waves of sounds and feelings, lending supererogatory atmospheric qualities to The Tempest and Dr Faustus. The supernatural serves as a reminder of the hierarchies that live on in both plays, and it also illuminates the human heart, revealing the characters thoughts and wishes. Often be visible to all, the supernatural forces in The Tempest and Dr Faustus sustain the plays by providing a distinct atmospheric backbone, by reminding the characters of the existing hierarchies, and by revealing the characters interior hearts.Soake d in the supernatural, Shakespeares The Tempest possesses an impenetrable veil of eeriness. It opens with the enraged roaring of thunder and lightning, setting the stage for panic and confusion amongst the mariners. The mariners disrupt and hide, while Ferdinands hair stands on end. This wild and surreal cash machine prepares the characters and the audience for future encounters with supernatural beings. When the spirit Ariel wakes Gonzalo and the others, Gonzalo says, Tis best we stand upon our concur, or that we quit this place. Lets draw our weapons (II.i.317-318). The mortals are on guard against the supernatural, and this suspenseful atmosphere often returns when Ariel and the other spirits approach these unlearned men. When Prospero remembers ... ...ory of D. Faustus are about the relationship of the two worlds. By creating an eerie and sometimes humourous atmosphere, the supernatural gives the plays points of interest. The existing hierarchies between mortal and immo rtal are not to be destroyed, and the supernatural beings in these two plays reinforce the rules. By revealing the characters hearts and minds, the supernatural drive the plot as advantageously as the actions of the individual characters, so that without these beings, these two plays would grind to a standstill. whole kit and caboodle CITEDMarlowe, Christopher. The Tragical History of D. Faustus. In Renaissance Drama An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments. Edited by A.F. Kinney. Massachusetts Blackwell Publishers Ltd., 2002.Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. The Norton Shakespeare. Ed. Greenblatt, Stephen. New York W.W. Norton & Co. Inc., 1997. 3055-3107.