Prospero's Renunciation

Prospero, from Shakespeare's The Tempest - a depiction of the scene at the end of the play where he renounces his magic.

Now my charms are all... more

by Whitney Morton

Title

Prospero's Renunciation

Artist

Whitney Morton

Medium

Painting - Acrylic Paint

Description

Prospero, from Shakespeare's "The Tempest" - a depiction of the scene at the end of the play where he renounces his magic.

Now my charms are all o'erthrown,
And what strength I have's mine own--
Which is most faint: now 'tis true,
I must be here confined by you,
Or sent to Naples. Let me not,
Since I have my dukedom got,
And pardon'd the deceiver, dwell
In this bare island by your spell;
But release me from my bands
With the help of your good hands.
Gentle breath of yours my sails
Must fill, or else my project fails,
Which was to please. Now I want
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant;
And my ending is despair
Unless I be relieved by prayer;
Which pierces so, that it assaults
Mercy itself, and frees all faults.
As you from your crimes would pardon'd be,
Let your indulgence set me free.
--The Tempest, epilogue

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December 26th, 2012