Act 3 Sc. 1

Question 1

Summary:

Answer 1

main point of the play in which the subplots begin to intersect/meet .
Main evidence of Prospero’s orchestration as stage director

Question 2

Stage direction: Enter Ferdinand bearing a log

Answer 2

• Ferdinand - following the courtly love process
• displays extent of Prospero’s command - his control & authority over the island overturns social norms as Ferdinand assumes the role of a servant = demeaning for a prince
• cyclical - Caliban mimics this behaviour - demonstrates P’s utter control

Question 3

‘I’ll bear your logs the while’

Answer 3

• Miranda as a subversive feminist figure - breaks social norms of the meek & weak female
• her experience on the island has sheltered her from societal expectations