how far the title of the play the tempest is appropriate
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The tempest that begins the play, and which puts all of Prospero's enemies at his disposal, symbolizes the suffering Prospero endured, and which he wants to inflict on others. The tempest is also a symbol of Prospero's magic, and of the frightening, potentially malevolent side of his power. .
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the word "tempest" has multiple meanings, but one of the older (and currently obsolete) definitions is "calamity, misfortune, trouble" (OED, "tempest, n."). A deeper explanation of the play's title can be found through the use of carefully dissected definitions.
My answer, then, will be two-fold: the first part will be how students can use proper dictionary definitions of words to create analysis for student writing, and the second part will be an example of how the word "tempest" could fit into my use of the OED's definition.