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Here, Prospero promises to break his staff and give up his magic forever but immediately after delivering this speech, Prospero holds Alonso in a “charm” and later orders Ariel to make sure the seas are calm so the cast can…

What year was The Tempest written? 1609 Romance An imaginative story in prose/poetry, where the plot is the most important element What is the setting of The Tempest? The age of exploration/colonization; 17th century Elizabeth Era Each person occupied a…

Where does Act Two take place? another part of the island What are the attitudes f the characters in the opening lines of 2.1? they are happy to be alive When Sebastian tells Antonio “He receives comfort like cold porridge[,]”…

What have we here? A man or a fish? Dead or alive? What have we… Legged like a man and his fins like arms! Legged like a… This is some monster of the isle, with four legs This is some……

despite representing hpe te young couple are engaged in love that has been engineered, thus allowing shakespeare to suggest that the hope they embody is not a true emotion. it is a situation controlled by a “power monger” the most…

When was the Tempest written? 1611 How old was Shakespeare when he wrote the The Tempest? 47 When did Shakespeare die? 1617 Who was monarch at the time? James I of England What event possibly inspired the play? In 1609,…

corrupt: (adj.) immoral, lacking integrity The corrupt judge was known to accept bribes. mire: (n.) bog, swamp, marshy area The hiker emerged from the mire a bit muddy, but almost home. tempest: (n.) a violent storm We thought it was…

The Tempest Title foreshadows chaos and disarray of the play. Not by Mother Nature but Prospero. Unnatural. Seen as just in Prospero’s eyes “pluck my magic garment from me” Act 1 Scene 2 – Physical part of his being? Can’t…

who is involved in the plot to kill Prospero Caliban convinced Stephano and Trinculo to agree to kill P what does Caliban want Stephano and Trinculo to do BEFORE the kill P get the books then kill him what do…

Why is the boatswain so rude to his passengers? The ship is in a storm and everyone is doing what they can, but the royals keep on disturbing them and are causing problems. The boatswain just wants them to stay…