Brave New Worlds

In "The Tempest", by William Shakespeare, Miranda is amazed by all the people on the island, now living in peace. She says,"Oh wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here!", after she gets married to Ferdinand and sees all the people that survived the tempest, which was caused by her father, Prospero. Our "brave new world" would have three virtues to make it great. Many of the virtues in "The Tempest" and our ideal world are exactly the same.

The people on Prospero's island were all angry, sad, or frightened, as they did not know what had actually happened to them. The shipwrecked travelers were quick to make peace with Prospero. Prospero's kindness, even after what they did to him, made the travelers forgive him easier, after they realized what they had done. the thibgs Prospero had taught them about their true selves made them eager to accept him back. Prospero introduced Miranda to the sight of another human being, Ferdinand, who she later married. Prospero taght Ferdinand how to prove to Prospero that he was worthy of Miranda. Prospero forced Ferdinand to do manual labor; he could have given up, but he kept working for Miranda. Prospero reunited Ferdinand with his father, Alonso, proving to Alonso that Prospero does not want to harm them. Alonso realizes the wrongness of his actions in the past, and resigns from his dukedom. Alonso appologizes to Prospero. In the end, everyone lives in peace.

If our world is ever to become a "brave new world", there are three virtues it must possess. The first is devotion. Without devotion, nothing would ever get done. Devotion is what makes life worth living. The second is unity. Unity is what binds us together. Without unity, the world would plunge into endless chaos. the world would cease to exist. The third is loyalty. Without loyalty, there would be no unity. Loyalty and unity are a package deal, you can't have one without the other. Our world would never achieve this, however, because we are too different and can't agree on everything, so there would be arguments, the arguments would turn into fights, and the fights would turn into wars; there would be no end until everything was dead.

Prospero's island achieved this goal. Our world cannot. We can try, but we will never succeed. our world can still get a lot-and I mean a lot- better, but it will never be ideal for everyone.