English quotes

Question 1

Imprisonment versus freedom Tempest 1

Abhorred slave

Answer 1

“Abhorred slave… I pitied thee… But thy vile race… Deservedly confined into this rock” – Miranda
metaphor

imprisonment is framed as a deserved punishment rather then an unjust restriction

Question 2

Imprisonment versus freedom Tempest 2

Their great guilt

Answer 2

“Their great guilt, Like poison given to work a great time after, Now ‘gins to bite the spirits”
Gonzalo
simile

imprisonment is not always physical, but can be mental

Question 3

Imprisonment versus freedom Tempest 3

As you from crimes

Answer 3

“As you from crimes would pardoned be, Let your indulgence set me free.” – Prospero, Epilogue
rhyme

Creates a sense of finality and resolution revealing how freedom is release

Question 4

Imprisonment versus freedom Hag-Seed 1

This is the extent

Answer 4

“This is the extent of it, My island domain. My place of exile. My penance. My theatre.”
Felix
Parataxis

he is trapped by his grief and obsession with revenge, with the creative aspect of the theatre leading to a way out

Question 5

Imprisonment versus freedom Hag-Seed 2

To the elements

Answer 5

“To the elements be free, And, finally, she is”
Felix letting go of Miranda
intertextuality

Miranda as a construct of grief is no longer holding him captive

Question 6

freedom and transformation Tempest 1

At this hour

Answer 6

“At this hour Lies at my mercy all mine enemies… The rarer action is In virtue than in vengeance” –
Prospero
Alliteration juxtaposition

Prospero acknowledges that true power lies in mercy rather then vengeance

Question 7

freedom and transformation Tempest 2

Your charm

Answer 7

“Your charm so strongly works ‘em That if you now beheld them, your affections Would become tender. –
Ariel
Rhetorical Persuasion

Aerial suggests that in order to transform as a person he has forgive

Question 8

freedom and transformation Tempest 3

How beauteous

Answer 8

“How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in’t!” – Miranda
Dramatic irony

The irony shows that even such flawed characters such as Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian are capable of change

Question 9

freedom and transformation Hag-Seed 1

When you walk

Answer 9

“When you walk in here, you shed your daily self. You become a clean slate. Then you draw on a new face.”
Felix
Metaphor

Shows that Atwood believes that the prisoners can wipe the past and suggest possibility for renewal, aligning with her beliefs

Question 10

freedom and transformation Hag-Seed 2

It’s Ariel who changes

Answer 10

“it’s Ariel who changes Prospero’s mind, from revenge to forgiveness, because despite the crap they did, he feels sorry for the bad guys” –
8Handz
Coloquilaism

Highlighting that transformation often requires external motivation, which is represented as the prisoners performing the play