Class essay with Division added

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Here is our class essay with the division added in.  Its in bold print so you can spot it easily.

The Tempest Essay 5

“Oh, I have suffered with those that I saw suffer.  A brave vessel who had no doubt some noble creature in her dashed all to pieces. O, the cry did knock against my very heart.  Poor souls, they perished.” Miranda panicked about the shipwreck she saw happen before her.  What a tragic thing for her to have to witness.

Everyone agrees that Ariel wrecked the ship.  However, some believe Ariel should have wrecked the ship, while others believe he should not have wrecked the ship.  Ariel should not have wrecked the ship for three reasons: he destroyed the vessel, he harmed Caliban, and he frightened the sailors.

The first reason Ariel should not have wrecked the ship is that he destroyed the vessel.  It possessed lots of cargo.  It was valuable.  The ship rightfully belonged to Alonso. 

The second reason Ariel should not have wrecked the ship is that he harmed Caliban. Stephano and Trinculo led Caliban astray. Caliban consumed too much wine and became intoxicated. God says in Ephesians 5:18 that drunkenness is dissipation.

The third reason Ariel should not have wrecked the ship is that he frightened the sailors.  The wild sea might have drowned the sailors.  He terrorized the passengers.  Some of the people on the ship were innocent, such as Ferdinand who threw himself overboard shouting, “hell is empty and all the devils are here!”

Ariel should not have wrecked the ship because he destroyed the vessel, he harmed Caliban, and he frightened the sailors.  The sailors’ families should have cared about this because they might have lost their loved ones.