The Reality of a Utopian Ending in the StormThe idea of ​​creating a utopia on an island in the Mediterranean is an idea that recurs throughout William Shakespeare's The Tempest. When Prospero, a usurped duke, uses his magic to cause a storm, a boat full of Italian royalty is shipwrecked on an island. The hierarchy that once existed quickly disintegrates in the chaos of the shipwreck, and the reader sees the characters begin to express how they imagine their perfect world. However, throughout the play and in its humorous conclusion, the reader sees that achieving a utopia of any kind is an unrealistic expectation due to the characters' tumultuous relationships and histories. The characters' histories and the hidden agendas of many of them make it seemingly impossible to create a perfect world on the island. There is mention of a utopia in Charles Frey's essay, "The Tempest and the New World", but his definition cannot accurately describe a plausible situation on this particular island. Meredith Skura also mentions a utopia in her essay "Discourse and the Individual: The Case of Colonialism in The Tempest", but her definition is much more cynical and suggests that a utopia cannot be achieved, which is more realistic considering of the situation in this particular area. island. Although there are situations on the island that can feel like a sort of Eden, the underlying ploy Prospero implements turns these moments into a ploy for more power. Because of these carefully designed schemes, The Tempest fails to become a realization of a utopia, however defined, for any of the characters except Prospero. Skura's definition of a utopia is a very skeptical and cynical way of looking at a utopia. Skura describing...... in the middle of the article ......one of a utopia of "human communion beyond all storm" (39), the reader can clearly see that he does not there is no human communion, begging for mercy from Prospero. is an illustration of the lack of cohesion or alliance between one or the other of the characters. Prospero's complicity got him what he wanted. His power has been restored, his daughter will soon be Queen of Naples, the people who wronged him have begged for mercy, and he can leave the island where he was exiled while everyone else is ashamed or has the hopes of their inaugurated utopias abolished. Although there were celebratory moments throughout the play that mimic the beginnings of an optimal existence for several of the characters, the final scene of The Tempest reveals these moments for what they truly are - a product of Prospero's connivance in his quest to realize his utopia..