Art/Performance

Question 1

HGD, Chapter titles

Answer 1

1. Dark Backward
2. A Brave Kingdom
3. These Our Actors
4. Rough Magic
5. This Thing of Darkness

Question 2

HGD, Quote Introducing The Tempest

Answer 2

Jagged yellow lettering on black: THE TEMPEST

(pg 3 and 210)

intertextuality → homage to Shakespeare

Question 3

HGD, Quote about Felix telling his reflection to be straight

Answer 3

Shoulders straight… Suck it up he orders his grey reflection

(pg 10)

italics → relates theatre to his life
novel → internal dialogue and conflict

Question 4

HGD, Quote about Felix practicing tongue twisters

Answer 4

Tip of the tongue, top of the teeth, test the tempestuous teapot, she sells seashells by the seashore

(pg 10 and pg 179)

art/theatre theme → influential on Felix’s life
motif → influential on Felix’s life

Question 5

HGD, Quote about Felix saying ‘Let’s make magic’

Answer 5

Let’s make magic!

(pg 10)

motif → directly links art to magic

Question 6

HGD, Quote about Felix being in denial and his inner conflict

Answer 6

Face the plain unvarnished grime of reality

But real life is brilliantly coloured, says another part of his brain

(pg 177)

juxtaposition → inner conflict of Felix
novel → inner conflict of Felix

Question 7

HGD, Quote about Prospero’s contradictions

Answer 7

So many contradictions to Prospero! Entitled aristocrat, modest hermit? Wise old mage, revenge sadistic poop?

(pg 179)

juxtaposition → inner conflict of Felix

Question 8

HGD, Quote about Prospero being confined to one thing or another

Answer 8

They cheated for centuries when presenting this play… trying to confine Prospero… make him one thing or the other

(pg 179)

Metacommentary → Atwood implies she knows Shakespeare, homage

Question 9

HGD, Quote about Tony using sotto voce

Answer 9

Says Tony to Serbet sotto voce

(pg 220)

Felix relates theatre techniques to his IRL → impactful in shaping the way he thinks

Question 10

HGD, Quote about lockdown being a prank

Answer 10

So the riot, the lockdown” says Lonnie “were they- they weren’t… was it theatre?

(pg 235)

Aposiopesis → difficulty in discerning theatre from life

Question 11

HGD, Quote about Felix analysing Prospero being pardoned in the epilogue

Answer 11

The Tempest is a play about a man producing a play… so maybe the fault for which he needs to be pardoned is the play itself’

(pg 274)

Metacommentary → Atwood’s own understanding of the play, homage to Shakespeare’s craft

Question 12

HGD, Quote about Felix being a director

Answer 12

He is after all a director, first and foremost

alliteration → clearly conveys Felix’s authority

Question 13

HGD, Quote about prisoners loving they self

Answer 13

They pretend to be someone else… For once in their lives they love themselves

theme of art/performance → power of art to transform reality and change opinions

Question 14

TMP, Quote aboute the 3 stooges appearing wet for the lols

Answer 14

Enter Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo, all wet

stage direction → comedic effect

Question 15

TMP, Quote about how all of their reality is fake and the GREAT GLOB-

Answer 15

The Great Globe itself… For we are such stuff that dreams are made of.

reference → power of art to create worlds

Question 16

TMP, Quote about Miranda seeing the ship crash and burn

Answer 16

If by your art, my dearest father, you have put this wild waters in this roar, allay them

theme of art/performance → magic compared to art, powerful

Question 17

TMP, Quote about solemn music (stage direction) and some heavenly music

Answer 17

Some heavenly music

Solemn music

stage direction → coincide’s Prospero’s command, powerful