What does prospero mean in this speech to ariel in the tempest?

Let them be hunted soundly. At this hour

Lie at my mercy all mine enemies:

Shortly shall my labours end, and thou

Shalt have the air at freedom: for a little

Follow, and do me service.

a. my life is coming to an end, and i now realize how much of it was a lie

b. i should have forgiven my enemies, and i would have peace of mind

c. i will set you free once we finish our work against our enemies

d. you will speak at my funeral and only remember the good i had done

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Jillian Grimes

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1 July, 16:18

What does prospero mean in this speech to ariel in the tempest?

Let them be hunted soundly. At this hour

Lie at my mercy all mine enemies:

Shortly shall my labours end, and thou

Shalt have the air at freedom: for a little

Follow, and do me service.

a. my life is coming to an end, and i now realize how much of it was a lie

b. i should have forgiven my enemies, and i would have peace of mind

c. i will set you free once we finish our work against our enemies

d. you will speak at my funeral and only remember the good i had done

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Sophia Vasquez · Answer 1

c. i will set you free once we finish our work against our enemies

Prospero has promised Ariel throughout the whole play that he will set him free once all of this work is done. In this passage, Prospero is saying that it is only a short time before all his work is finished, Ariel just has to do a little bit more to 'hunt' his enemies.