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| Question | Answer |
| Ariel to Prospero Illusions and deception Hint: Charms | "Your charms so strongly work 'em that if you behold them, your affection would become tender." |
| Ariel to Prospero About the Tempest Hint: Not a...Not a | "Not a soul but felt a fever of the madness...Not a hair perished. On their sustaining garments not a blemish." Use of Anaphora to reiterate how no one was hurt in the Tempest The strength of the illusion is also highlighted |
| Prospero to Ariel after he created the Tempest and Harpy/ Anti masque Hint: Ariel= An actor | "Hast thou performed the tempest I bade thee?" "Bravely, hast thou performed, my Ariel." Personal pronouns reiterating that Prospero is controlling Ariel- Directing him. Theatrical terminology Courtly masques were favoured by James I, and where a medium of theatre in the 16th/ 17th century. |
| Prospero to audience End of act 3, scene 1 Hint: Going to his 'drawing board" | "I'll to my book, for yet ere suppertime must I perform much business appertaining. " He is controlling the events of the play A04- Unities of time. |
| Caliban quotes | "A devil, a born devil who's nature nurture cannot stick." "Thou earth, thou speak." |
| Miranda to Caliban Act 1, sc 2 Some adoptions have had Prospero saying these lines as so controversial. | "Abhorred slave, which any print of goodness cannot make, being capable of all ills. I pitied thee, took pains to help you speak" Vicious and violent language towards him. Plosive sounds of the repeated 'p' make it more harsh. |
| Caliban to Stephano and Trinculo Intoxicated- is this his true nature revealed? One of his most famous and poetic speeches | "Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not...that when I wak'd I cried to dream again." Soft sounds and sibilance Comforting, gentle and caring In verse NOT prose. |
| Miranda Naive and ignorant comments from a women who has only met 2 men. Nature vs Nurture Hint: O... | "Good wombs have borne bad sons." Ignorant assertion that men are born 'bad'. Have only become bad, arguably, because of the corruption that surrounds them. "O brave new world...O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here!" About the Kings men, who do not truly repent, and some have attempted to kill Alonso "How beauteous mankind is!" |
| Antonio to Sebastian Plotting to kill the king Hint: "Th' occasion speaks... | thee, and my strong imagination sees a crown dropping upon thy head." Greed and illusions being created again. |
| Miranda voicing her opinion to Prospero Mainly concerning Ferdinand | "Your tale would cure deafness!" Joking with her 'stern' father Exclamation "Oh father, make not too rash a trial of him, for he is gentle." Standing up to him and defending Ferdinand. 'is' assertion, she knows her mind |
| Miranda to Ferdinand Proposal | "My father is safe at study, pray you rest a while" "I am your wife if you will have me, if not, I'll die your maid." "No ill could dwell in such a temple." |
| Prospero controlling Miranda Patriarchal society | "Tell your piteous heart to be collected." "Thou art inclined to sleep...I know thou canst choose." "Poor worm, thou art infected." |
| Caliban's claim to the island | " This island's mine, by Sycorax my mother which thou tak'st from me." Mine, my, me. Fails to recognise that Sycorax did the same to Ariel which Prospero "by my art..made the pine gape". |
| Prospero magical punishment of Caliban Renaissance Magnus- Bad | "Thou shalt have cramps, side stitches...each pinch more stinging that bee's made 'em" Analogy to a bees sting- poison Manipulating nature against a natural being. Poisonous language- alliteration of 's' is very effective, like stinging. |
| Caliban's curse on Prospero Hint: Sun | "All the infections that the sun sucks up...on Prosper fall." |
| Caliban is a slave to Prospero. When he is against him vs When he wants no other master | "I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer that by his cunning hath cheated me o' the island." vs "I'll be wise hereafter and seek for grace.What a thrice double ass I was to take this drunkard for a God." " |
| "I took pains to teach... "You taught me language and... | you language...yet you seek to violate the honour of my child." "my profit on't is that I know how to curse." |
| Prospero to Ariel "My brave... "Let me remind thee... "Well done, my..." | "My brave spirit! I shall miss thee, but thou shalt have freedom." "what thou hast promised, which is not yet performed me." "Well done, my bird." |
| Prospero to Antonio Forgiveness...kind of. "Most wicked Sir... | whom to call brother would infect my mouth, I do forgive thy rankest fault." Oxymoronoic statement whereby he is insulting yet forgiving him. |
| Theme of a cleansing process "Their understanding begins to... | swell which now lies foul and muddy." Metaphor for them being a muddy pool of water that will be cleansed what they seek forgiveness and say sorry to him. Adds to idea that Prospero is God. |
| Prospero nostalgic moment Act 4. Hint: Dreams | "We are such stuff that dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with sleep." |
| Prospero about giving up his magic. "I'll break... | ...my staff, bury it in certain fathoms in the earth and deeper than any plummets sound I'll drown my book." Knows that after his 'mission' is complete he will give up his art/ power. |
| Prospero's Epilogue "Now all my... "Gentle breath of yours must... "As from your crimes... | ...charms are overthrown." ...my sails fill, or else my project fails which was to please." ...would pardon'd be, let your indulgence set you free." |
| Miranda about Ferdinand "This is the third man... "I might call him a thing... | ...I e'er saw, the first that e'er I sigh'd for." Sighing- Petrarchan, courtly love ...divine, for nothing natural I ever saw so noble." 'So' Superlative. Using elevated and godly language- takes Prospero spot in Miranda's eyes. |
| Boatswain He challenges the modal of society in the first scene! "I pray you... "Yet again... | ...keep below!" ...What do you here? Have you a mind to sink? Direct, sharp, rhetoric. Unafraid to ask them bold questions. In response called "Balling, blasphemous, in charitable dog" by Sebastian. |
| Ariel Fire imagery of the Tempest "Sometimes I'd divide and... | ....burn in many places. The fire and cracks of sulphurous roaring the most mighty." |
| Gonzalo "Noble Neapolitan" and the Common wealth- he represents people that were questioning 'the norm' "All things in common nature should... "I'th' commonwealth... | ...produce sweat and endeavour." ...would execute all things." Marxist view point |
| Ariel to Prospero Father/ child relationship "Do you... | ...love me master?" "Nymph of the seas" |
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