Which characters are optimistic, happy people? | Gonzalo |
What is one quote that shows this positive outlook? | paragraph of line 165 |
Which characters are pessimistic, grumpy people? | Alonso |
What is one quote that shows this negative outlook? | paragraph of line 115 |
What is so special about the clothes that they are all wearing? | Ariel used his magic to make all their clothes look brand new. |
Who is blamed for the shipwreck and why? | Alonso is being blamed by Sebastian, because they were on their way back from dropping Claribel (Alonso’s daughter) to get married in Tunis and the shipwreck was on their way back from Tunis. |
What does this accusation reveal about the speaker and his relationship to the king? | It reveals that Sebastian wants to be king and doesn’t care about his brother, the king, Alonso |
What causes most the characters to fall asleep? | Ariel’s magic |
Why are two men left awake? | (Antonio and Sebastian) they discuss how Sebastian should become king |
Which character already betrayed his brother to steal the throne of Milan? | Antonio |
What does the group believe happened to Ferdinand? | They believe that is dead, he drowened and has been eaten by the fish |
Who is Claribel and will she ever return to Naples? | Alonso’s daughter |
The two characters who are awake decide to kill which two sleeping men? Why kill these two and not the others? | Antonio and Sebastian want to kill Alonso because Antonio believes that Sebastien should take his crown, |
What interrupts the murder? | Ariel sings in Gonzalo’s ear and Gonzalo wakes up |
Caught standing with swords drawn, what do Antonio and Sebastian say to cover their betrayal? | They say there are lions and bulls |
How is this all part of Propsero’s plan? | Prospero was directing them towards the island |
Why are lines 119-137 significant? Look at story about RACE. | Prospero was talking about how his brother was getting rid of him and how he took his dukedom, he also talked about how he was incapable of doing a lot of things and he hes a poor man. |
Why are lines 156-166 significant? Look at story about GENDER. | … |
Act 2 Scene 1, The Tempest
July 20, 2019