The Tempest is considered to be a | Romance |
elements of a romance | persistence of magic |
comedies end in | marriage 1 |
tragedies end in | death |
theme throughout the tempest | marriage 2 |
This play is written in ___ and is one of Shakespeare’s ____ plays | 1611, last |
The tempest is a response to New World Exploration because | it is set on a Mediterranean island |
Rightful duke of milan and the governor of the mysterious island | Prospero |
Prospero’s daughter | Miranda |
Miranda has never seen anyone besides | her father and caliban |
The duke of milan and prospero’s brother | Antonio 1 |
King of Naples | Alonzo |
Alonzo’s brother | Sebastian |
The Handsome son of Alonzo | Ferdinand |
The only honest man in the tempest | Gonzalo |
two characters that have very small parts | Adrian and Francisco |
Stephano and Trinculo | a drunk and a jester who are comic relief |
prospero’s servant who is technically the rightful king of the island | Caliban |
Caliban is the rightful king of the island because | he is the son of a witch who ruled before prospero |
Ariel is a good | spirit who wants to help the colonizers |
how is prospero writing the tempest? | with his mind |
Prospero is thought to | represent shakespeare |
Prospero’s underlying goal | regain his throne as duke of milan |
audience was considered to be going to | HEAR a play not see it(audi) |
shakespeare uses many | metaphors |
Act 1 starts out on | a ship during a storm |
Prospero and Ariel make a plan to | crash the ship |
survivors of the shipwreck | end up on different parts of island |
by having different groups, each group thinks (also told by ariel) | that the others are dead |
Prospero neglects his political duties because | he was so wrapped up in magic |
_____ was doing all the hard parts of being a duke | Antonio 2 |
Antonio wants to leave | Prospero somewhere to die |
Wherefore= | Why! |
Gonzalo is the only | likeable character in the story |
Gonzalo saves them from | certain doom |
political side to the story | naples and milan have sinned |
how will kingdoms be united again? | by marriage |
promise Prospero made to ariel | he would give her freedom after he does his duties |
when caliban talks back to prospero we realize that | he is a smart ass and not cordial |
_____ orginally loved Prospero and Miranda and showed them ____ | Caliban, the island |
After he shows him the island, prospero | takes control of the island and enslaves caliban |
Caliban once tried to | rape miranda |
____ sings a song about _____ | Ariel, Ferdinand |
Prospero wants Ferdinand and _____ to get ____ | Miranda, married |
Prospero has to keep Ferdinand and Miranda apart because | the plan is working so well |
prospero threatens to do what to Ferdinand and why? | chain him up, because he “believes” him to be a spy |
ferdinand gets _____ when he draws his sword at Prospero | frozen |
Sebastion is encouraged by ______ to take over the | Antonio, kingdom of naples |
Gonzalo starts to imagine ____ when he sees the island and everyone _____ at him | utopia, laughs |
a plan to kill alonzo is ruined when | gonzalo wakes up alonzo |
want to kill alonzo | antonio and sebastian |
trinculo asks _____ if he is a man or a ___ | Caliban, fish |
Stephano and Trinculo are tricked to they can be | lords of their own island |
Ferdinand doesn’t mind being enslaved by prospero because | he’s in love with miranda and gets to see her all day |
Miranda and Ferdinand agree to | get married at the end of the scene |
If Trinculo and Stephano overthrow Prospero they | can have Miranda |
many people have seen prospero as a | tyrant |
ariel transforms into | a monster (harpie) |
Prospero is interested in marrying off his daughter for | political and social reasons |
Although he wants them to get married, Prospero | does not want them to have sex |
If Ferdinand and Miranda have sex before the wedding | they will be barren |
this threat is real threat to Ferdinand because | prospero is a powerful enchanter |
Ferdinand and Miranda are forced to watch a play that explains | that he wants them to have children but not to enjoy sex |
during the play prospero remembers | that caliban is coming to kill them |
In the monolouge | Prospero sounds like shakespeare |
Stephano and trinculo sees the men | trying on clothes |
Ariel unleashes | spirits in the shape of dogs that chase and bite them |
Act 5 starts by saying | this is the day they finally solve all of their problems |
In the soliloquy he promises to | give up magic |
alonzo wishes | he had been drowned instead of his son |
Miranda says that there are a lot of | sexy people in the new world she wants to see |
all of the characters gather on the stage after | they all agree to go back to naples for the big wedding |
caliban is not a monster but instead he is | a dark skinned native |
caliban gives a speech and | asks for an applause |
Whom does Caliban mistake for one of Prospero’s spirits sent to torment him? | trinculo |
What was Prospero’s title before his position was usurped and he was forced to flee Italy? | duke of milan |
From which country is Alonso’s ship returning when it is caught in the tempest? | tunis |
How long have Prospero and Miranda been on their island? | twelve years |
What was the name of Caliban’s mother? | sycorax |
Over how many days does the action of The Tempest take place | one |
Which mythical figures appear in the wedding masque Prospero stages for Miranda and Ferdinand? | ceres, iris, juno |
Which character is Prospero’s brother? | antonio |
Which character is Sebastian’s brother? | alonso |
What do we see Miranda and Ferdinand doing in the play’s final scene? | playing chess |
What shape does Ariel assume at the magical banquet in Act III, scene iii? | harpy |
What do Prospero and Ariel set out as bait for Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano? | glistening apparel |
What does Caliban say must be done before Prospero can be killed? | his books must be seized |
What is the name of Alonso’s daughter? | claribel |
What does Prospero give as his reason for treating Caliban badly? | caliban tried to rape miranda |
Who helped Prospero and Miranda to flee Italy? | gonzalo |
Where does Ariel put the mariners and Boatswain after the tempest | asleep in the ship in the harbor |
Inside a stone | Where did Sycorax imprison Ariel? |
What task are both Caliban and Ferdinand forced to perform? | carrying wood |
Who persuades Sebastian to try to kill Alonso? | antonio |
What does Prospero intend to “drown” after he has reconciled with his enemies? | his book |
What does Caliban say is his “chief profit” from learning language? | he knows how to curse |
Which characters do Stephano and Trinculo most clearly parody | antonio and sebastion |
What is the final task Prospero orders Ariel to perform? | to give fleet calm seas on its return to italy |
We are told that one of the following characters has visited England. Which one? | trinculo |
At the beginning of the play, Alonso is returning home from: | his daughters wedding |
In Act I, the mariners decide to abandon ship because | they were under a spell |
Ferdinand initially falls in love with Miranda due to: | ariel’s enchantment |
Who forms a plot to take Alonso’s crown? | sebastion and antonio |
Antonio and Sebastian’s murder plot is thwarted in Act III by: | a banquet brought by the spirits |
In Act V, Prospero primarily blames whom for the crimes against him? | alonso |
Which of these things does Caliban NOT promise to Stephano? | magical powers via ariel |
In Act I, Miranda is upset with her father because: | mariniers might have been hurt in the storm |
The Tempest
July 2, 2019