@article{article_1776149, title={SHAKESPEARE’S THE TEMPEST: THE NARRATION OF THE MASTER AND “THE OTHER”}, journal={Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi}, volume={11}, pages={350–360}, year={2025}, DOI={10.31463/aicusbed.1776149}, author={Takva, Serdar}, keywords={Shakespeare, Fırtına, efendi, öteki, hakimiyet}, abstract={Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest, is an attempt to present the relations between the people who are making a great effort to survive on a deserted island. The permanent inhabitants of the isle –Prospero and his daughter Miranda- await the day on which they will face the people who caused their exile on the island. The feeling of revenge creates hope for the future, but this feeling must be accomplished with the help of servants. The master and “other” relation, as well as the master’s superiority, are implicitly and sometimes explicitly presented to the readers through the turbulent relationship between the fictionalised persons. Throughout the play, it is implied that the discrimination between members of different nations will never end, and masters will always continue to dominate “the other”, who will strive for a utopian freedom. Considering other nations as barbaric, childish, backward and uncivilised, European Powers colonised other people politically and culturally, claiming that they would civilise them. In this respect, Europeans played a dominant role in others’ lives and even enslaved them by force. Thus, the natives of different territories had to obey the superior power and serve the outsider. Shakespeare’s The Tempest is one of the artistic works reflecting indigenous people dominated by a European master. Ariel, with his kind nature, is portrayed as a submissive slave ready to obey Prospero’s orders, while Caliban is the representation of a native with a barbaric nature. Caliban, with his dark appearance and native status, leads readers to interpret him as a figure representing the cultures and territories dominated by European Powers associated with Prospero’s unquestioned authority and strength. Providing readers with an unequal relationship between the master and the servant, Shakespeare arouses the impression that wherever the master and the servant are, there is strong discrimination between the two, and the servant is doomed to obey what the dominant race imposes. This article explores the concepts of discrimination and dominance over “the other” through the lens of power in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest.}, number={2}, publisher={Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi}