Part A: Paraphrase lines 15-20 of the Epilogue.

"And my ending is despair, / Unless I be relieved by prayer, / Which pierces so that
it assaults / Mercy itself, and frees all faults. / As you from crimes would
pardoned be, / Let your indulgence set me free."


Part B: Explain the meaning behind what Prospero is saying, citing evidence from
the play.