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Discuss the elements of Masque present in The Tempest and the extent to which the play might be considered to be a Masque. The Tempest was written in the earrly Stuart period in England when masques were becoming exceedingly popular, and were often performed at ....

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.... machinery for Juno to descend as deus ex machina with. It also involves great amounts of song and dance. The entire play makes extensive use of music, with Ariel's songs and Prospero's charms as well as the "sweet airs" of the island itself. Being non-human, Caliban, Ariel and the spirits require elaborate costume to make them appear so, and the court party members are decked in their finest court apparel, having just been at Claribel's wedding, so that Miranda is taken aback by the "brave new world / That hath such creatures in't" on seeing them. The elements of pastoral comedy in The Tempest are also linked to those of the masque. A natural man, ....