ACT 2 Flashcards
POWER
Gonzalo’s utopian speech
“Nature should bring forth of it own kind all foison, all abundance to feed my innocent people.”
G’s utopia = emulation of MONTAIGNE’S DES CANNIBALES
- power of nature and its capability to determine livelihoods of populations
- EDENIC CONCEPTY
- Hypocricy, no leadership but wishes to be so - subversion of hierarchy/ GREAT CHAIN OF BEING
Sleep language
“It is a sleepy language and thou speakest out of thy sleep (…) repose (…) asleep (…) snore” 2.1, Sebastian
EXTENDED METAPHOR OF SLEEP
Metaphor of sleep
Illuminates themes of power, ambition, moral blindness
Reflects dangers of scheming and betrayal
Importance of awareness and ethical integrity in governance
Prompts audience to reflect on nature of authority, loyalty and consequences of actions
TRANSIENCE OF POWER
Sebastian and anotnio 2.1 convo
“Well, I am standing water / I’ll teach you how to flow // Do so — to ebb”
Seb follows Ant, stichomythia.
Lacuna, ambiguity
Motion vs static
PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY!!!!!!!
“Impossible (…) undrowned (…) undrowned”
Echo each others language
Form of litoses
Ambiguity
Caliban talking about what Prospero did to him
“All the infection that the sun sucks up from bogs, fens, flats on Prosper fall (…) disease (…) bite (…) mount (…) pricks (…) hiss me” 2.2
- commedia dell’arte
- contrast to what he wants to do to Prospero
Caliban and alcohol
“That’s a brave god, and bears celestial liquor / i will kneel to him.”
Brought down to prose
IN VINO VERITAS
Slapstick comedy
