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why does gonzalo find comfort in the boatswain?

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  • gonzalo believes that the ship will not drown because he sees the boatswain as a criminal.
  • “he that was born to be hanged shall never be drowned” (proverb): gonzalo concludes that the boatswain (who looks and acts as a criminal) is doomed to be hanged
  • he will not die of drowing, and they are all safe from drowning since they are on the same ship
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who does Ariel curse in act 3 scene 3 (three men of sin)?

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Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio

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what does antonio mean in this line: “We are merely cheated of our lives by drunkards:
This wide-chapped rascal — would thou mightst lie drowning
The washing of ten tides!”

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that it is outrageous that they are going to die because of drunk idiot sailors. He insults the boatswain and wishes that he dies drowning 10 times.

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how old was miranda when they arrived at the island?

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3 years old

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how many years before the tempest did they arrive at the island?

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12 years

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why did prospero give the governance of the city to his brother antonio?

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because he focused all his attention on studying and learning the magical arts

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why does ariel feel he owes Prospero servitude?

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  • he was Sycorax’s (Caliban’s mother) servant before they came to the island
  • he would not do her magical bidding, so Sycorax imprisonned him in a cloven pine for 12 years, since during that time, Sycorax died
  • Prospero, when arriving on the island, released him from the tree and he has been serving him ever since
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why weren’t Prospero and Miranda killed when they should have been?

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  • antonio put in charge Gonzalo to set Prospero and Miranda adrift asea to die
  • Gonzalo actually provided Prospero with his magic books and provisions, so they washed off on the island and didn’t die
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why was Antonio and Alonso’s plan to kill Prospero and Miranda by putting them to sea?

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  • they did not want to kill him right away, because he was very much appreciated by the population of his dukedom
  • their plan allowed not to raise anger in the population
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according to ariel, who helped him in the storm?

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Zeus with his lightning and Poseidon for the water

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what did ferdinand scream as he jumped dived into the sea?

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“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

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how does Prospero remind Ariel he still owes him time as a servant?

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he threatens to imprisone ariel in the an even bigger tree, an oak and to leave her there for 12 years

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how did Caliban lose Prospero’s affections and respect?

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when he tried to “violate the honor” of prospero’s daughter, Miranda. He tried to rape her.

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why was Sycorax banished and not killed for her sorcery?

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because she was pregnant with Caliban, and pregnant women could not be executed.

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finish the sentence: You taught me language, and my profit on’t …

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Is I know how to curse

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what is the purpose of Ariel’s song “full fathom five”?

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to mess with Ferdinand’s head by making him believe that his father is dead and turning into a creature in the sea to push him toward Miranda and isolate him

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what is the meaning of Ariel’s song “full fathom five”?

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  • it’s about the “death” of Alonso
  • it says that he is five fathoms deep in the ocean
  • it describes the magical transformation of Alonso’s body, as his body is being tranformed to sea treasures
  • he is not rotting, he is changing into something rich and strange
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from where was the court returning and why?

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  • from the city of Algiers, where the king had just married his daughter to an african
  • Sebastian loathes this decision
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what does caliban think trinculo is at first?

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a spirit sent to punish him

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what is trinculo’s first reaction when he finds caliban?

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  • he is laying on the ground under his cloak
  • he thinks he is a native of the island that was struck dead by a thunderbolt
  • He fantasizes about bringing the body back to europe to make money by exposing it
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who found the barrel of liquor from the ship?

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stephano

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who does caliban think stephano and trinculo are at first?

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  • he thinks they are gods because of the liquor stephano carries
  • he makes a plan to overthrow prospero and take control of the island
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what does prospero accuse ferdinand?

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he accuses him of lying by ursuping the king of Naples’ identity. He accuses him of being a spy sent to spy on Prospero.

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why does prospero falsly accuse Ferdinand of being a spy?

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because he wants to add an obstacle to Miranda and Ferdinand’s love for each other. He believes that if the relationship is gained though a rougher battle, it will be more appreciated and stronger.

25
what remark does Gonzalo make regarding their clothes and garments in 2.1?
- he notices that their garments, which they wore for Claribel's marriage in Tunis, are in perfect condition - he even mentions they might seem fresher than before the tempest and the shipwreck
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why does antonio say Gonzalo's ideal way of ruling the island is contradictory?
because he says he would be the king of the island, but that there would be no sovereignty
27
what is Gonzalo's idea of how he would rule the island?
- everything gained without sweat or endeavour - everything nature brings seperated equally in population - no marriage
28
who are the only two that are not put to sleep when ariel casts a spell?
Sebastian and Antonio
29
who is considered as the expert of rhetorical arts (persuasion)?
Gonzalo
30
why does ariel sing in 2.1 to gonzalo?
to wake him up
31
what happened while they are all sleeping except Sebastian and Antonio?
- Antonio convices Sebastian to kill both Alonso and Gonzalo so that Sebastian could become the new king of Naples - At this point, Ferdinand is supposedly dead and drowned from the tempest and Claribel is now married in Tunis and could not come back for the throne - Antonio would be advantaged by this, because by helping him, he would become an ally of Sebastian - they prepare to stab Alonso and Gonzalo with their swords, but Ariel uses a moment of hesitation from Sebastian to wake up Gonzalo with a song - he wakes up screaming and they all awake - Antonio and Sebastian invent a story about hearing a loud roaring, which explains their swords
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what does Stephano answer when Caliban asks him where he comes from?
he says he dropped from the moon and that he was the man in the moon.
33
complete the sentence : "how beauteous mankind is!"
"O brave new world!"
34
what does Prospero ask Ferdinand to do in 3.1?
to carry wood/logs
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what does Miranda do with Ferdinand that disobeys the command of her father?
she tells him her name
36
who are the 3 that plan to kill Prospero?
Caliban, Stephano, Trinculo
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How does caliban say prospero got the island?
by sorcery
38
what are the ways caliban says he could kill Prospero?
- by knocking a nail in his head - braining him - battering his skull with a log - paunching him with a stake - cutting his airways
39
how does caliban suggest to those who want to kill prospero how to do it?
warns them to take his magic books first, since without them, he has no power and is not invible. Without his books, he cannot cast any spells without a spirit
40
what happens in the epilogue?
- Prospero asks the audience to free him from the island - their applause will free him from his powers and the wind caused by it will send his boat away to Naples - he puts himself in the shoes of Ariel and Caliban and asks for his own freedom - he says he will return to his dukedom and live what is left of his life
41
what will prospero do to illustrate him turning his back against magic?
he will break his staff and drown his books
42
complete the sentence said by Prospero to illustrate the ephemeral nature of life: "We are such stuff as _ are made on, and our little life is rounded with a _"
dreams, sleep
43
how do prospero and ariel distract the 3 drunk men (Trinculo, Stephano, Caliban)?
they place beautiful and expensive-looking clothes on their paths. The glistening apparel distract Stephano and Trinculo, but Caliban tries to tell them not to touch the clothes
44
how are the 3 drunk men chased off the stage?
they are chased away by ariel and Prospero's dogs and hounds (Mountain, Silver, Tyrant, Fury) - they are actually spirits in the form of dogs
45
what happens during the spirit's dance for the masque for Ferdinand and Miranda?
- prospero interrupts them by standing up and sending them away - he remembered the plot of Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo to kill him - he was distracted by his daughter's engagement and his own power.
46
what happens to the 3 drunk men in the end?
- Caliban remains a servant - Stephano and Trinculo are given to Alonso for punishment
47
why when and how does Prospero decide to free them from his charms?
- he says that if Ariel, if he were human, would feel compassion fr the King and his followers, then he would too since he is human and will feel other human's sadness more - he decides to let his compassionate side direct his actions - he takes the nobler decision and does not follow his vengeance desires - he asks ariel to free them from his charms
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what is the essence of Ariel's message in his speech in 3.3, where he reprimands the courtiers at the banquet?
- ariel and his fellow spirits invite the king and his followers to a banquet that appears from thin air - as they approach, watched by prospero, Gonzalo convinces them to eat the food - ariel (in the form of a harpy) and two other spirits appear above the table before they can touch it - adressing alonso, antonio and sebastian, he tells them that they have been brought on the island and spared from drowning by the spirits who were mad at the way they manipulated and betrayed prospero and his innocent child - ariel informs them that the only way to be forgotten is for them to truly feel sorry for their sins and to live an innocent life in the future
49
who are the gods that show up for miranda and ferdinand?
iris (rainbow and messenger of the gods), ceres (fertility, agriculture), juno (queen of the gods, goddess of marriage, child-birth)
50
who is the king of naples?
Alonso
51
who's daughter was married to an african in Algiers?
alonso
52
who is ferdinand?
son of alonso, new fiancé of miranda
53
who is sebastian?
- alonso's brother, tries to remove him from throne - accolyte with antonio
54
who is the rightful duke of milan?
prospero
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who is antonio?
prospero's brother (sent him to death), usurping duke of Milan
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who is gonzalo?
was sent to kill prospero and miranda by antonio, but didn't
57
who is the jester and what does it mean?
- professional fool - Trinculo (court of alonso)
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who is the butler and what does it mean?
- in charge of wine/liquor - stephano

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