Act 2 Scene 1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Where is Act 2 Scene 1 staged?
A part of the island, away from the previous scene.
Who are the people in the Scene?
Francisco, Antonio, Gonzalo, Alonso, Adrian, Sebastian
How does the scene begin?
The scene begins with Gonzalo talking to Alonso, telling him there’s so much for him to be merry about - the escape of the royalty far supersedes any material loss they undertook.
He goes on to elaborate, saying every day, a sailor’s wife, the master of some merchant as well as the merchant himself undergo the same sorrow they feel.
But the important thing is that only a few in millions can say they escaped a shipwreck, so Alonso must see that they good outweighs the bad.
What analogy does Sebastian use to describe Alonso’s mood?
Sebastian says Alonso receives comfort like cold porridge.
How does Antonio respond to Sebastian?
Antonio has faith that Gonzalo will not give up on Alonso.
How does Sebastian describe Gonzalo’s build-up to his advice?
Look. He’s like a clock winding up to
strike the hour
When Gonzalo begins to speak, how does Sebastian interrupt him?
Sebastian says there he goes! Now we can tell
what time it is.
How does Gonzalo’s piece of advice begin? How is it interrupted?
“When every grief is entertained that’s offered,
Comes to th’ entertainer—”
If we let every sad thing that happens to us get us
down, then we would find ourselves—
It is interrupted by Sebastian who takes “entertainer” to be a performer and says “A dollar”
How does Gonzalo use the interruption to his advantage?
He used “dolour” instead of “dollar”
Pain, yes indeed. We would find ourselves in
pain. You thought you were being funny, but you said the truth.
How do we know that is not what Sebastian meant?
You’re taking it more seriously than I meant it.
What does Antonio tell Sebastian when Gonzalo continues talking?
Fie, what a spendthrift is he of his
tongue!
What is the wager Antonio has between himself and Sebastian?
Antonio makes a bet with Sebastian saying
“Which of he(Gonzalo) or Adrian, for a good wager, first begins to crow?”
Which one will start yammering
first, Gonzalo or Adrian?
Sebastian says the “old cock”
So Antonio says the “cockerel”
The wager is a peal of laughter.
Who won the wager, and why?
Antonio won since Adrian was the first to open his mouth once the bet was placed.
He celebrates his winning with a peal of laughter.
How does Sebastian interrupt Adrian?
Sebastian says “Yet-“
And the very next line, Adrian says “Yet-“ too
How does Adrian describe the island?
Adrian says,
Though the island seems to be desolate, it is mild and has a temperate climate. There seems to be fresh air available here too.
What is a clear example of the pessimism displayed by Sebastian?
“A breath from rotten lungs, maybe.”
How does Gonzalo describe the island?
This island contains everything beneficial to life. Look how lush and healthy the grass is! How green!
How does Antonio interrupt him?
Everything except something to live on.
What is Gonzalo most surprised by?
The rarity is our clothes were drenched with seawater, but they came out looking brand-new.
Seriously, I think our clothes are as fresh now as they were the day we put them on in Africa when we attended the marriage of the king’s daughter Claribel to the King of Tunis.
Who does Gonzalo compare Claribel to?
ADRIAN
Tunis has never had such a beautiful queen.
GONZALO
Not since widow Dido’s time.
Who are Dido and Aeneas?
Dido killed herself when Aeneas left her. In this way, the two were never married - Dido was never a widow and Aeneas was never a widower.
What happens after Antonio says, “What miracle will he work next?”
Sebastian says he thinks he’ll(Gonzalo) carry this island home in his pocket and give it to his son like an apple.
Antonio replies by saying Gonzalo will then throw the seeds in the sea, to make
more islands grow.
What does Alonso’s emotional breakdown look like?
You keep cramming words into my ears that I
don’t want to hear. I wish that wedding had never
happened, since I lost my son because of it, and I
lost my daughter too in a way since she’s moved
so far from Milan that I’ll never see her again.—
Oh, dear son of mine and heir of Naples and
Milan, what strange fish has made a meal of you?
What are Francisco’s only words in the scene?
Sir, he may still be alive. I saw him swimming
strongly, almost as if he was riding the waves. He trod water and kept his head well above the wild waters coming at him, swimming with his strong arms toward the shore, which almost seemed eager to welcome him. I have no doubt he got ashore alive.
