ariel character Flashcards
serves
Ariel serves Prospero loyally, and seems to enjoy the mischievous tricks he pulls on Prospero’s enemies
ariels power
Ariel is a reminder that despite Antonio and Sebastian’s dreams of taking power, they’re actually under Prospero’s tight control.
creates a situation in which Antonio and Sebastian might reveal their true immoral natures.
Ariel calls out
“Thou liest.”
This is another comical scene. It highlights the ways that Prospero uses magic to control and manipulate the other people on the island.
ariel as a harpy
The banquet’s sudden disappearance shows the courtiers how powerless they are.
Ariel’s rebuke forces them to realize that everything they have lost is a result of their own sinful actions.
ariel and the banquet
The characters’ reactions to the loss of the banquet are consistent with their attitudes toward their past deeds, and foreshadow their reactions to Prospero’s future attempts at reconciliation.
Alonso is repentant, Antonio and Sebastian are defiant, and Gonzalo acts as caretaker.
Ariel sets out clothing
Prospero plays a psychological game designed to humiliate his enemies and expose their greed and superficiality.
ariel and his emotions
Prospero for the first time seems to care what someone else thinks. Ariel’s compassion for the suitors seems to restore Prospero’s humanity.
freedom
Ariel has served Prospero well. Now he gets freedom, his reward for loyalty and for his willingness to surrender his autonomy.
pronouns are “he”
but has feminine and masculine qualities
from the 18th century Ariel became a more female role as it simplified the audiences understanding and reception of the complicated relationship between Ariel and Prospero
The Gregory Doran 2016-7 production
Ariel is clothed in a bodysuit displaying his muscular skeleton, which conveys the ethereal and vulnerable yet strong persona of Ariel
psychological interpretation
is that Caliban’s base instincts and Ariel’s imagination and intelligence are the two sides of Prospero’s personality
Gregory Doran first entrance
Ariel first appears as an avatar - showcases the extent of his magical abilities
“full fathom five thy father”
uses alliteration and assonance to add an ethereal quality to the strange and magical atmosphere
the victorian period
in the 18th century, Ariel was only ever a female role, as it simplified the audience’s understanding and reception of his complicated relationship with Prospero
Victorian performances showed
Ariel soaring off to freedom in a celebratory way, whereas in the Gregory Doran 2016-17 production Ariel’s departure is one of grief and mixed emotions
