I think Prospero wants to stop using magic. In his speech he is talking to the audience telling them that he was almost enslaved to the audience and now wants to live his life in Naples. He says ” I must be here confined by you/Or sent to Naples”. So, now it seems that maybe Prospero wasn’t doing all of this magic because he was power hungry but because he wanted to entertain. This reminds me of Ariel. He has to perform all of these magical things and is enslaved to Prospero and all he wants is his freedom. He says since he has done what he had set out to do, “in this bare island by your spell; But release me from my bands with the help of your good hands.” If the audience was pleased with the play and clapped then he would be allowed to leave and go to Naples. “let your indulgence set me free.” I think he would really stop using magic, why would he not? He has the dukedom and is happy, so he doesn’t need magic anymore.
Tempest Act V
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