Prospero Flashcards

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Q

“he was the ivy which hid my princely trunk and sucked my vendure out”

A

metaphor
- Antonio acted like a vine that grows up a tree, hides it completely and sucks out all its vitality
-Antonio acted like an invasive plant species and took over his dukedom
-strange metaphor given Prospero’s affinity with nature magic

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