Ariel in Shakespeare's The Tempest is resentful of his imprisonment by Prospero but carries out his wishes. In Cesaire's A Tempest, Ariel is depicted as a resentful mulatto who is forced to serve Prospero but ultimately helps him seek revenge on those who betrayed him and reunite with his daughter. The plays depict Prospero's magic and how he uses Ariel, though Cesaire presents a postcolonial perspective on Shakespeare's original work.

1. Topic : ‘Ariel is resentful Mulatto.’compare
and contrast the character sketch of Ariel in
Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ and Cesaire’s
‘A Tempest’
Presented by Jayshree Solanki
M.A. (English) Sem -3
Paper No : 11 Roll No : 10
Paper Name :The Postcolonial Literature
E-mail Id : Solankijayshree122@gmail.com
Submitted : SMT S.B. Gardi M.K. Bhavnagar
University

2. SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare was English poet,
playwright, and actor, widely regarded as
the greatest writer in the English
language and the world’s pre-eminent
dramatist.

3. AIME CESAIRE
He was a Francophone and French poet, author
and politician from Martinique.Aime cesaire,
who was cofounder of Negritude, an influential
movement to restore cultural identity.

4. The Tempest
The Tempest opens in the middle of a storm, as
a ship containing the king of Naples and his
party
struggles to stay floating . On land, Prospero
and his daughter, Miranda, watch the storm
surround to the ship.

5. A Tempest
 ATempest is a 1969 play by
Amie cesaire.
 It is an adaptation of
Shakespeare’sTheTempest
from a postcolonial
perspective.
 ‘ATempest’ by Amie cesaire
is a play based largely on
Shakespeare’s “The
Tempest” with only a few
changes.

6. In Act 1: Scene 1 , Scene 2
 A ship containing nobles , including king Alonso of
Naples, sinks near magical islands far from their
homeland in Europe.
 Shows Prospero , a magician and sorcerer
admitting to Miranda, his daughter , that he
caused the shipwreck with the help of Ariel, a sea
sprite that he has imprisoned.

7. Furthermore, Prospero tells Miranda about his
past and later exile to the Island, which
is the reason that he causes the shipwreck: to
seek revenge against the nobles’ treachery.
Prospero instructs Ariel in how to treat their
visitors and orders Caliban to gather a great
quantity of wood and water.

8. Act-2 : Scene 1 and Scene 2
 Ariel warns Caliban that Prospero will seek
revenge against him for his disobedience, but
Caliban wants war with Prospero.
 Alonso,Gonzalo , Antonio and Sebastian
wonder about the Island and its residents as
they respect its beauty.
 Prospero torments them by presenting them
with food only to apologize for it.

9. In the next scene:
 Antonio and Sebastian work against Alonso and
Gonzalo, but Ariel wakes and warns Alonso and
Gonzalo.
 Ariel also offers Prospero’s forgiveness to all of
the aristocracy if they ask forgiveness of their
crimes against him, and they all agree.

10. In Act 3, Scene 4 :
 At Prospero’s command, Ariel torments Caliban
during the night as he plots his attack on Prospero.
On their way to battle,Trinculo and Stephano grow
distracted, and Prospero commands Ariel to
imprison Caliban,Trinculo and Stephano.

11. In the final scene :
 Alonso is reunited with his son and rejoices in
the engagement between Miranda and
Ferdinand.
 Prospero forgives his offenders and releases
Ariel from slavery.
 Since Caliban refuses to repent for his
disobedience,prospero decides to stay on the
Island.

12. Ariel willingly and virtually carries out
Prospero’s wishes. So, we can say that
Ariel is resentful Mulatto in play.