Why does Ferdinand have a positive attitude about carrying logs? | Although it is an “odious” task, Ferdinand feels he is carrying logs for Miranda which makes the job a pleasure. |
How does Miranda feel about Ferdinand’s hard labor of carrying logs? | Miranda is anxious about Ferdinand’s condition and pleads with him to sit down and rest for a while. |
What does Miranda offer to do for Ferdinand? | Miranda offers to carry Ferdinand’s logs for a time. |
How does Ferdinand respond to Miranda’s offer? | Ferdinand says he would rather break his back than subject Miranda to such dishonor. |
How does Miranda compare to other women Ferdinand has known? | Miranda represents all the best virtues of all the women rolled into one. |
Why does Ferdinand call himself the king? | Ferdinand calls himself the king because he thinks his father is dead, and he is next in line as heir to the throne. |
Who proposes marriage in this scene? | Miranda asks Ferdinand to marry her, and she will be his wife. |
What will Miranda do if Ferdinand does not want her for his wife? | Miranda will be Ferdinand’s maid or servant if she cannot be his wife. |
How does Prospero feel about his daughter’s marriage to Ferdinand? | Prospero has designed the match, and he is happy that everything is going according to his plan. |
Why is Caliban unable to walk in the beginning of this scene? | Caliban is too drunk to walk. |
What is Caliban’s proposal to Stephano and Trinculo? | Caliban suggests that they murder Prospero and take over the island. |
Who does Caliban suggest as king of the island? What position will Caliban hold? | Caliban suggests that Stephano be the king of the island and Caliban will be his servant. |
What is Ariel’s purpose for mimicking Trinculo’s voice? | Ariel’s purpose for mimicking Trinculo is to set the characters against each other. |
Why does Stephano beat Trinculo? | Stephano thinks Trinculo is mocking Caliban by calling him a liar. |
What is the first thing the conspirators intent to do when they reach Prospero’s cell? | The first thing the conspirators will do at Prospero’s cell is seize his books. |
Why are Prospero’s books important to conspiracy? | Without his books Prospero has no magical powers. |
Who notices that Stephano and Trinculo cannot get the tune of the song? | Caliban notices that they are singing the wrong tune. |
Who is afraid of the mysterious music of Ariel’s tabor and pipe? | Stephano and Trinculo are afraid of Ariel’s music. |
How does the music affect the three characters by the end of the scene? | The music mesmerizes them, and they follow it. |
Why does the royal party stop rest during their search for Ferdinand? | Gonzalo, the oldest, suffers from exhaustion, and Alonso feels tired and discouraged in his hopeless search for his son. |
What do Sebastian and Antonio plan to do that right? | Sebastian and Antonio are conspiring to kill the king and Gonzalo that same night. |
What do Ariel’s spirits bring onto the stage? | banquet |
What does Ariel do when he arrives on stage? | Ariel, in the guise of a harpy, covers the table with his wings and the banquet vanishes. |
Who does Ariel address in his speech? | The “three men of sin” (Alonso, Sebastian, and Antonio) |
What does Ariel warn them about in his speech? | Ariel warns them that if they do not repent their sins against Prospero, their doom is certain. |
What does Ariel mean by “heart’s sorrow?” | There “is nothing but heart’s sorrow” means there is no other way except repentance. |
What is meant when Ariel refers to “a clear life ensuing?” | A “clear life” is a sinless life which should follow repentance. |
In what condition are the three men when Prospero leaves them? | Prospero leaves the three men in their fits of madness. |
What does Alonso intend to do by the end of this scene? | Alonso intends to commit suicide by joining his son at the bottom of the sea. |
The Tempest Act 3
July 31, 2019