The Biblical Archetypal Model and Its Embodiment in The Tempest ()
ABSTRACT
The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare, is highly
influenced by The Holy Bible, the western culture and literature source.
This paper utilizes Northrop Frye’s mythic archetypal criticism theory to study
the play’s embodiment of the biblical archetypal model. Previous studies have
only dealt with one aspect of the biblical archetype in The Tempest.
This essay discusses that the characters, structure, plot, and imagery of The
Tempest can all find the archetypes in The Holy Bible. It is found
that the play is the Scriptures’ double to some extent, through which
Shakespeare wants to spread biblical values such as morality and fraternity.
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Quan, Y. (2023) The Biblical Archetypal Model and Its Embodiment in
The Tempest.
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
13, 1626-1633. doi:
10.4236/ojapps.2023.139128.
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