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"Shakespeare Behind Bars"

Although Shakespeare's play ends with Prospero forgiving Antonio and with a sense of virtue overcoming vengeance, Caliban remains imprisoned. Similarly, Shakespeare Behind Bars has many scenes where prisoners talk about the nature of forgiveness while they remain imprisoned. Many prisoners are routinely denied parole or placed in solitary confinement (a practice that has severe mental health consequences) while struggling with concepts of self-forgiveness, retribution, and their place in society as a whole. How do the incarcerated individuals in Shakespeare Behind Bars draw upon The Tempest to make sense of their position within the prison system? Describe and analyze one scene (include time stamp) where prisoners talk about virtue, vengeance, or forgiveness. Remember to relate the scene from Shakespeare Behind Bars explicitly to The Tempest.