In a pickle Why Should I Care

Why Should I Care?

Oh come on. You've never been in a pickle before?

The thing is, almost everyone in this play is in a pickle at one point or another. Antonio steals Prospero's dukedom. Prospero causes a huge storm to shipwreck the sailors. Trinculo, Stefano, and Caliban plot to murder Prospero. Antonio and Sebastian try to kill King Alonso. Ferdinand wants to marry Miranda but her dad is super strict.

Should we go on?

The thing is, we've all been in a pickle once or twice (or more for some of us.) The play shows us that you can separate people from society or keep them in the midst of everything, and regardless, people will find some way to mess with each other. It's just human nature—and Big Willy was an expert on that subject.