Act II

Question 1

What do Gonzalo’s remarks imply about the shipwreck and the island? (about the dry clothes)

Answer 1

Gonzalo implies that through the garments benign magically preserved that the island is not to be trusted.

Question 2

Blank verse

Answer 2

Reflects natural speech

Question 3

Iambic

Answer 3

consists of unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

Question 4

Iambic Pentameter

Answer 4

five iambic (patterns) units in each line

Question 5

Temperance (n)

Answer 5

moderation in subject (neutral/pos)

Question 6

Paragon (n)

Answer 6

person or thing viewed as a model of excellence (pos)

Question 7

Enmity (n)

Answer 7

hostile towards or to something (neg)

Question 8

Contentious (adj)

Answer 8

causing or likely to cause an argument or controversy (neg)

Question 9

Importuned (v)

Answer 9

harass persistently (neg)

Question 10

Perpetual (adj)

Answer 10

never ending or changing (neg/pos)

Question 11

Precedent (n/adj)

Answer 11

an earlier event used to guide similar circumstances (neutral)

Question 12

Gaberdine (n)

Answer 12

worsted or cotton, durable clothing (neutral)

Question 13

Dregs (n)

Answer 13

the worthless/junk parts of something, parts (neg)

Question 14

Scurvy (n)

Answer 14

vitamin C deficiency, disease causing weakness and fatigue or meaning despicable (neg)

Question 15

Ague (n)

Answer 15

feverish, similar to malaria (neg)

Question 16

Moon-calf (n)

Answer 16

monster (neg)

Question 17

Credulous (adj)

Answer 17

eagerness (too) to believe something, gullible (neg)

Question 18

Perfidious (adj)

Answer 18

deceitful and untrustworthy (neg)