「템페스트」에 나타난 기독교적 교의의 형식으로서의 환상

Fantasy as a Christian & Philosophical pattern in the Tempest

In this article I wish to explore Fantasy as Christian & Philosophical patterns reflected in The Tempest. I mean that a Christian Pattern or a philosophical one is a system of presuppositions or beliefs about man's inner being and his relation to the ruling cosmic powers. The Tempest is a remarkable drama in that it is based not only on one philosophical pattern but also on one Christian Premise. I found convincingly that Prospero's command of the elements (fire, tempest water soil) through Ariel and his mastery of other human beings on the island of his exile are reflective of the Neoplatonic concept of white magic, the object of which is the elevation of the intellectual soul by way of the study of divine signatures in the world sense. This christian theological (philosophical) pattern provides a basis for understanding and judging the actions of Prospero and also tells us much about the nature of Ariel and Caliban, but it does rot touch on the other characters and actions in the play. As you know, This play reminds me that the world is not an end itself but only a means of ministering to the world of experience, by buying his staff and drawing his book Prospero completes the regeneration of his subject-actors and liberates them to return to the world of experierce. And he also acknowledges the social imperative, the necessity of living on even terms with other human beings in the experimental world.