Critical Quotes

Question 1

Auden

Answer 1

‘Gonzalo makes goodness easy by blinding himself to evil’

Question 2

Zimbardo

Answer 2

‘The heart of the play is not regeneration through suffering, but the eternal chaos between chaos and order’

Question 3

Hasli H

Answer 3

‘Caliban’s deformity, whether body or mind, is redeemed by the power and truth of the imagination displayed in it’

Question 4

Traversi

Answer 4

‘Ferdinand and Miranda’s relationship is a symbolic ground for reconciliation’

Question 5

D. Lindy

Answer 5

‘The play is often seen as a play about power and control, but perhaps should be regarded as a play about freedom’

Question 6

Green

Answer 6

‘Prospero takes on an almost sadistic quality’

Question 7

Thompson

Answer 7

‘Miranda has fully internalised the patriarchal assumption that a women’s function is to provide legitimate succession’

Question 8

Vaughan

Answer 8

‘Prospero seems to monopolise the narrative’

Question 9

Kahn

Answer 9

‘Prospero displays a superb combination of power and control’

Question 10

Poole

Answer 10

‘Antonio and Sebastian are the real things of darkness’