February 9, 1997 OAC Writing Assignment #1 - Use of Contrasts in Act I of The Tempest         William Shakespeare used many different writing devices when he wrote his plays. In Act I of The Tempest, the use of contrasts between characters, setting, and ideas were often used to develop the story, and more importantly, the messages that Shakespeare wished to portray by the play.         One good example was how some characters in the first act had their counterparts. …showed first 75 words of 684 total…

…showed last 75 words of 684 total…been born to serve, but learning had made him hate serving. The contrast between these two character's education helped Shakespeare to convey his idea of education between high class and low class individuals.         Shakespeare intelligently used different contrasts in Act I to display characters, setting and ideas. These contrasts helped to unify the act, and make the reader more aware of what they were truly reading, and that is of course, a work of art.