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This paper analyzes about supernatural power which is found in the Drama The Tempest. It is a play comedy or romance works written by William Shakespeare around the year 1610-1611 which is one of Shakespeare's best works. There are some protagonist characters in The Tempest who use supernatural power to defeat their enemies for a purpose. It is absolutely full of magic. Prospero is the main character who uses magic as a supernatural force to regain his position as Duke of Milan. However, he is helped by his fairy servant, Ariel, throughout the play, whom he saved and liberated from a cloven pine tree by using his magic and supported by some other spirits. There are several theories of supernatural including magic given by Marcel Mauss who describes about magic. Magic is one of supernatural power which is very useful in Prospero's life as the protagonist person in the story of Drama The Tempest.
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1. Introduction
The Tempest written by William Shakespeare tells about the Duke of Milan, Prospero, and his daughter, Miranda, doing survival for their life using supernatural power. It is a kind of Drama. Orkus (2012) states that Drama is one of those neat words that can be used in several different ways. It can be used to describe a certain type of play or movie where lots of stuff happens. Also, a person or an event can be described as dramatic.
Drama has many characters of the play. In The Tempest, Some of the characters have supernatural power. The main characters who use supernatural power are Prospero and Ariel. Prospero, as the first actor, uses his supernatural power to survive in the island and to return his position as duke of Milan. He uses magic and some other spirits to help him to revenge without harming the people. He uses supernatural power as called supernaturalism. Supernaturalism is belief in supernatural forces or agencies as producing effects in this world [2].
In this research, supernatural power which is used by some characters in the story is discussed. This is significant to discuss to make sure that supernatural power can be a positive thing to learn in Literature. Long time ago, some people told that supernatural power is a negative thing to learn and can injure other people. But in this story, the supernatural power does not show that it is a harmful thing to learn but it is very useful to return the life of Prospero.
2. Literature Review
According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Hornby, 1995: 1199) supernatural means something that cannot be explained by the laws of science. It relates to superstition which cannot be explained by science, Supernatural is beyond the approach of science. It has been evident by the nature. It is considered either above nature and the powers of nature or an answer to the unanswered events. Thus, it is contradiction with naturalism. In addition, superstition (Hornby, 1995: 1199) is the belief that certain events cannot be explained by reason or science, or that they bring good or bad luck; fear of what is unknown or mysterious. The use of the Supernatural in Shakespeare's work is generally well-known. In The Tempest, Prospero uses magic as a supernatural force in the story.
In A General Theory of Magic, Mauss (1972: 24) classifies magic as a social phenomenon, akin to religion and science, but yet a distinct category. In practice, magic bears a strong resemblance to religion. Both use similar types of rites, materials, social roles and relationships to accomplish aims and engender belief. They both operate on similar principles, in particular those of consecration and sanctity of objects and places, interaction with supernatural powers mediated by an expert, employment of symbolism, sacrifice, purification and representation in rites, and the importance of tradition and continuation of knowledge. Magic and religion also share a collective character and totality of belief. The rules and powers of each are determined by the community's ideals and beliefs and so may slowly evolve. Additionally neither supports partial belief. Belief in one aspect of the phenomena necessitates belief in the whole, and each incorporates structural loopholes to accommodate contradictions.
3. Research Method
This research is done by analyzing data in the form of description. The method used is Descriptive Method in which the discussion will be described to show that the supernatural power can be discussed scientifically. Type of this research based on the approach is called as qualitative research. Qualitative research collects large amounts of information on subjects that are often too complex to be analyzed.
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