What was Shakespears collection of works called that was released in 1623 | The 1st Folio |
Harold Bloom discovered how many compositers | 3 |
What does Gonzalo say about the ship and Boatswain | He thinks that the ship won’t wreck because this man has the face of someone who will end up being hung. |
What do the characters speak in in Act 1 scene 1 | They speak in pros to denote their low social status |
In Act 2 scene 2, what do the characters speak in | iambic pentameter |
What story does Prospero tell Miranda in the begining of Act 1 scene 2 | He tells the story of how they got to the island. They have been on the island for 12 years and Miranda is now 15. Prospero was banished when Miranda was 3. |
What does Prospero keep asking Miranda throughout the story | If she is listening |
What did Prospero do to get himself banned | He began studing magic and he left his brother Antonio to do all the work |
Why was Prospero unrightly mad at Antonio | He was mad because Antonio began to act like the duke becuase Prospero was doing magic all day. So Antonio banned Prospero from Milan. |
Who has an allience with Antonio and is enimies with Prospero | Alonso the King of Napels |
Who gave Prospero supplies on the island | Gonzalo |
WHat spell does Prospero put on Miranda after his big speech | He makes her fall asleep |
What did Ariel do to the shipwrecked people and what did their clothes look like | She caused havoc but made sure all of them got to shore safely, their clothes weren’t wet or tattered because of magic |
What does Ferdinand think happened to his father | He thinks he is dead |
Who was Ariels old master and what did she do to Ariel | Sycorax put Ariel in a tree prison for 12 years because Ariel disobeyed her |
What did Prospero do to Ariel 12 years ago | He freed her from the tree and now she must do his bidding |
What happened to Sycorax in Africa | She did evil things and was SUPPOSED to face the death penalty |
What did Sycorax do to avoid death | She got pregnant with the devil and was instead shipped off to the island |
Who is Sycoraxs son | Caliban, an ugly, partially human creature |
What does Prospero threaten to do to Ariel if she disobeys him | She will be put back in the tree prison |
How can Ariel be freed of Prospero | After 2 days if she does his bidding, she will be set free |
How did Miranda help Caliban | She taught him how to speak, which is why he speaks in iambic pentameter |
What did Caliban do to Miranda | He raped her and tried to make more children, but Prospero protected her |
What is Calibans current state | He is a prisoner of Prospero |
Who does Miranda meet and fall in love with | Ferdinand, the kings son |
Why does Prospero magically freeze and mess with Ferdinand | He wants to make Ferdinand work for Miranda/ win over her love |
Why does Prospero want Miranda to evetually marry Ferdinand | He is the price of Naples, which would make Miranda a princess then queen, and Prospero wants to be in power again |
What is wrong with Alonso in the beginning of act 2 scene 1 | He is depressed because he thinks that his son is dead, and he will probably never see his daughter again |
Where was the ship taking them | It was taking them home to Naples back from ALonsos daughters wedding to King Tunis in Africa |
What do Antonio and Sebastian do to Gonzalo | They are egging him on and making him look like a fool, they are JERKS |
What is Gonzalos main character trait | optomism and looking on the bright side |
Franciso, a lord, thinks what about Ferdinand | he thinks that Ferdinand is still alive |
What does Gonzalo fantasize of | He wishes he could be the king of a land with no social classes, no working, and no violence |
What does everybody but Sebastian, the the kings brother, and Antonio, Prosperos brother, do | They sleep because of Ariel |
What does Antonio tell Sebastian to do | He says that killing Alonso, his brother king of Naples, would make Sebastian king |
What part will Antonio play in all this | He will kill Gonzalo so that there are no witnesses |
What does Sebastian think is wrong with Antonio | He thinks Antonio is asleep |
Who does Antonio convince Sebastian is air to Naples | Not Claribel, she is in Tunis, so no one is the air |
What does Ariel do to the sleeping men | she wakes them up so that they won’t be killed |
Cliban begins act 2 scene 2 with what type of speech | a soliliqy |
what is a soliliqy | it is where a character breaks the 4th wall and informs the audience of his inner feelings to help the audience understand character motivation and plot |
What are the 2 types of clowns | THere is a comedi relief clown and a serious clown that tells the hard truth |
What does Caliban do when he hears Trinculo coming | He hides under his clock on the ground and looks like he was struck by lightening |
What does Trinculo do to hide from the storm | He goes under Calibans cloak with him |
According to Trinculo what does Cliban smell/look like | a fish |
When Stephano comes in what is his state and who does he see | He is DRUNK and he sees Trinculo |
What does Stephano want to do with Caliban | He wants to sell him to the an emporer |
How did Stephano come to shore | He came riding on a casket of wine |
What does Stephano mean when he says “kiss the book” | It means to swear unpon the bible the truth |
What do Trinculo, Caliban, and Stephano do at the end of act 2 scene 2 | They are all totally drunk and clueless babbling fools |
The Tempest Acts 1-2 Test
July 23, 2019