Parker

Parker Verhoeff

English 9

Mr. Salsich

2.17.09

The Force of Music:
An Analysis of Music in The Tempest, and My Own Life

1:Caliban is horribly deformed and malicious; I am just a kid. 2: But we do have one thing in common, music has a powerful affect on us. 3: Caliban can leave his horrific life with the force of music, and it can make me melt in the sun. 4: Music is a force that can break through the strongest of barriers, the barrier of the human spirit.

TS: In Shakespeare's, The Tempest, Caliban is imprisoned, but it seems he can escape the solitude with music. SD: "Be not [afraid]; the isle is full of noises", Caliban knows of these wonderful sounds on the island, and he can't get enough of it. CM: He goes on to say that "sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears, and sometime[s] voices", which he believes is beautiful. CM: When that humming stops however, he can't function without it, and he "cries" to hear it once more. SD: When he heard this music he dreamt "the clouds [...] would open and show riches ready to drop upon me", and when he awoke he hoped that he would soon be asleep again to witness this magical feat-(Compound-Complex Sentence). CM: He would hope to soon be asleep, to escape his horrible life-(Short Sentence). CM: Since he's confined within is own native island, music is all he has to help him cope with his struggles-(Appositive - Sent. Opener). SD: Caliban is perceived as this horrible creature, but music seems to open the door to a more kind and gentle Caliban that we haven't seen before. CM: It lets you see that Caliban is more of a three-dimensional character as Prospero. CM: Caliban is not just a tough brute, who is only good for manual labor, he has a soft side after all-(Compound-Complex Sentence). CS: Music is a powerful force that can turn Caliban- a huge, monstrous creature- into a sweet and full-hearted being-(Appositive - Noun).

TS: In my life, music plays an enormous part. SD: I can do anything while listening to music. CM: Even while I'm writing this paragraph, I am listening to music. CM: I also listen to music while I read, and while I do nothing. SD: In addition to listening to music, I can play music- by myself, with my friends, or in my mind-(3 Consecutive Prepositional Phrases). CM: I love to play the drums, by myself is great, but with my friends it's even better. CM: However, in my mind the music is expressed in the form of patting on my knees, or drumming with my fingers on tables, which is a perfect way to release my ever-flowing energy. SD: Furthermore, like Caliban, music makes all of my worries melt away, like a snowman beneath the sweltering (FAST) sun. CM: I can be so angry, I can't even talk, but music calms me , and reassures me that everything is going to be alright. CM: Music was, is, and always will be there for me. CS: I absolutely love music, and it's the one thing that I'll constantly have throughout my life.

1: Music is with everyone.-(Short Sentence) 2: It can be found everywhere, and can be heard for miles and miles. 3: It's in the trees, and in the birds soaring above them. 4: Music is the universal solvent that blends us all together.