During my reading of The Tempest, I was also thumbing through an analysis of the play in hopes that I would be able to get a better understanding of what was going on. It's always convenient to have summaries and analyses of what Shakespeare has written so that I can make sure I'm following. As I was looking through this analysis, there was an interesting theme which was discussed. It was referred to as "the difficulty of distinguishing men from monsters". My mind seemed to cling to that idea. How interesting! What a concept to wrap my brain around.