Power/Control

Question 1

HGD, Quote about Felix feeling guilty about keeping Miranda trapped

Answer 1

What has he been thinking – keeping her tethered to him all this time?…

Yes, he loves her, his dear one, his only child.

(epilogue)

rhetorical question → Felix’s inner conflict
novel → Felix’s inner conflict

Question 2

HGD, Quote about Felix telling his reflection to be straight

Answer 2

Shoulders straight… Suck it up he orders his grey reflection

(pg 10)

italics → relates theatre to his life
novel → internal dialogue and conflict
diction → flawed version, inner conflict

Question 3

HGD, Quote about saying theatre isn’t a republic, it’s a monarchy

Answer 3

The theatre isn’t a republic, it’s a Monarchy

(pg 147)

art/theatre theme → director has power
metaphor → director has power

Question 4

HGD, Quote about snake-eyes saying that the exposition in The Tempest is boring and changes it

Answer 4

Ha. He’s cutting me out. How fitting for Antonio…

Rethink, reframe. All right, let’s hear it

We call this ‘Evil Bro Antonio’

(pg 155)

Novel → see Felix’s paranoia and inner conflict
Colloquial language → Reimagining

Question 5

HGD, Quote about Felix discussing what the ‘9th prison’ is

Answer 5

He’ll be forced to re-enact his feelings of revenge, over and over. It would be like hell

(pg 275)

simile → Biblical allusion
Intertextuality → Homage to Shakespeare

Question 6

HGD, Quote about Felix questioning who owns the play

Answer 6

“It’s not my play… It’s our play… Does he believe this? Yes. No. Not really.
Yes.

(pg 176)

Question 7

TMP, Quote about Caliban being subject to a tyrant

Answer 7

Subject to a tyrant

Question 8

TMP, Quote about Caliban and how he’ll kill Prospero

Answer 8

Batter his skull… Paunch him with a stick

Action → brutal imagery

Question 9

TMP, Quote about the Kings about to die and stuff

Answer 9

The Kings and Princes at prayers!

All is lost! To prayers to prayers!

People bow to higher being → context of Great Chain of Being

Question 10

TMP, Quote about Prospero giving up his magic

Answer 10

This rough magic…

I’ll break my spells…

I’ll drown my books

Symbolism, items are symbols of power → returns to humanity

Question 11

TMP, Quote about Prospero being invisible with music

Answer 11

Solemn and strange music, Prospero on the top (invisible)

stage direction → Prospero sounds divine and powerful

Question 12

TMP, Quote about the goiuys being in a circle because of Prospero bringing them together

Answer 12

They stand in a circle… charmed