Happy endings help the reader feel comforted and hopeful that things can work out in the world, regardless of how it is set up. This could be the case of two lovers finally finding themselves together after a struggle, the end of some sort of devastating war, or simply a restored balance, with good prevailing over evil. Especially when it comes to Shakespeare, any sort of happy ending can be very refreshing for those who frequently watch or read the famous playwright's works. In Shakespeare's play The Tempest, a lasting response is developed with a happy ending through moral reconciliation. Knowing that evil corrects itself, without the death of a superior person or the interference of something great, leaves the reader with the feeling that good can conquer all and that evil will be defeated. The literary thought of the great chain of being helps us understand that balance can be restored if a king is put back in place. This happy ending is even more heartwarming because it develops the feeling that everything is restored to what it should be, with a legitimate ruler, instead of a ruler who comes to power with what was thought to be murder and corruption. The Tempest leaves the reader comforted by a happy ending through the restoration of balance to the great chain of being with the return to power of the rightful and good king, the union of two people truly in love, and the fall of the plans. of everyone with bad intentions in the room, and their spiritual reevaluation when they return to good. All of these happy events help Prospero realize that he doesn't need magic to live the rest of his life happily, but instead can rest assured that he can die in peace and that all will be well in his world . ... middle of paper ...... the play, saying that "One thought in three will be (his) grave" (Act 5, scene 1, line 313). Prospero is, as Fay Weldon says, “even with himself, even in death.” Although Prospero does not die during the play, he flatly tells the reader or audience how content he is with the way his life has turned out, especially now that his daughter has found happiness and protection and his power was restored, with his brother seeing the evil. in his ways. As in many cases, Prospero must resort to spiritual help to help him regain his power as Duke of Milan and find balance in the great chain of being. However, once he finds this balance and good conquers evil, he vows to free his mind and release his control over magic and his connections to this world so that he can die in peace, so content with the way his life ends that he accepts death and ends the play preparing for it.