The Tempest

Question 1

Caliban frustration quote ACT1:2

Answer 1

This island’s mine by Sycorax my mother which thou tak’st from me

Question 2

Critic Quote Daniel Wilson 1873- Caliban

Answer 2

“while on one hand Caliban is human he is also an animal at home among the sounds of living nature”

Question 3

Caliban animalistic imagery Act 1: 2

Answer 3

“Not honour’d with human shape”

Question 4

Critic quote Caliban Brinda Cherry

Answer 4

“Caliban is constructed as a monster and a savage all of which are reminiscent to how Europeans represented natives across the world

Question 5

ambiguous Caliban quote

Answer 5

“Thou earth”- refers to Caliban social status but also his oneness with the island and nature

Question 6

Prospero Act 1:2 Engrossed in magic/power

Answer 6

“my state grew stranger being transported and in rapt in secret studies”

Question 7

Prospero Act 1:2 Engrossed in magic/power - Historical Context

Answer 7

Mirrors the action of King James I who was royal engrossed with witchcraft and supernatural elements going as far as to writing The Daemonologie a book which explored the witchcraft to obsessive level

Question 8

Prospero arrogance in power magic power-Act 1:2

Answer 8

“I have such provision in my art… not so much a perdition as am hair to any creature in the vessel”

Question 9

Prospero CRITIC QUOTE Colonialism- Jefferey Russo

Answer 9

” He is a colonial dictator who embodies the very worst of early MODERN BRITISH IMPERIALISM”

Question 10

Prospero micro-managing conversation QUOTE Act 1:2

Answer 10

“Dost thou hear”
“Dost thou attend me?”
“Thou attend’st not”

Question 11

Prospero micro-managing conversation QUOTE Act 1:2-ANALYSIS

Answer 11

Insistent that Miranda is paying attention and is listening to him
Enjoys to control and dictate conversation
Controls with both his words and magic

Question 12

Prospero acknowledgement of abandoning duties due to magic QUOTE-Act 1:2

Answer 12

“I thus neglecting worldly ends all dedicated to closeness and bettering my mind”

Question 13

Shakespeare Construct of Prospero

Answer 13

Shakespeare through the character of Prospero raises the question :WHAT MAKES GOOD LEADERSHIP?

Question 14

Caliban’s ambiguous nature/character

Answer 14

Miranda and Prospero both perceive Caliban as INHERITANTLY BRUTISH/SAVAGERY. However ACKNOWLEDGE that their EDUCTATION of him has ELEVATED him from a BRUTISH STATUS

Question 15

Miranda DESCRIBING Caliban before HIS education

Answer 15

Miranda claims he spoke “like a thing most brutish”

Question 16

Prospero key Quote: Act 4:1

Answer 16

We are such stuff as dreams are made on: and our little life”

Question 17

Prospero key Quote: Act 4:1 Analysis

Answer 17

Prospero’s philosophical reflection and view of life
few instances he ACKNOWLEDGES his MORTALITY
Compares humans “we” to be MADE from the SAME SUBSTANCE as DREAMS
Metaphorical for the idea that just like DREAMS our LIVES are TEMPORARY
“our little life” further enhances the insignificance of MORTALITY - UNDERSCORES the theme of ILLUSION surrounding the TEMPEST

Question 18

Critical Backstory -Virginia Vaughn (Fred Claus)-MONARCHY

Answer 18

‘The Play is a celebration of RESTORED Monarchy and AFFIRMATION that MONARCHY is a NATURAL FORM of Government

Question 19

John Dryden on Caliban hobgoblin

Answer 19

“A product of Unnatural Lust

“”His person is MONSTROUS and his LANGUAGE is as HOBGOBLIN “

Question 20

Schlegel on Caliban

Answer 20

“He is in his way a POETICAL BEING”
“He never FALLS into the prosaic/low FAMILIARITY of his DRUNKEN associates (Stephano and Trinculo)

Question 21

Caliban -Presentation EARLY 20th century

Answer 21

Hairy Ape Man influenced FRANK BENSON Portayl (studied zoos of MONKEYS and ate bananas)

Eugenics
Darwin’s Missing Link theory

Question 22

PROSPERO CHATTIN to MIRANDA Confessing howhe OBSESSED the MAGIC. ACT 1 SCENE 2

Answer 22

my state grew stranger, being transported/ And rapt in secret studies “

Question 23

complete SERVITUDE to PROSPERO Act 1: Scene 2

Answer 23

“All hail great master! Grave sir, hail! I come/ To answer they best pleasure.- ARIEL

Question 24

CALIBAN to MIRANDA links to IMPERIALISM and Post COLONIAL ( White European Black African) ACT 1 SCENE 2

Answer 24

“You taught me language”

Question 25

ANTONIO ENVISIONS SEBASTIAN as a King POWER/AUTHORITY

Answer 25

“My strong imagination sees a crown/ Dropping upon thy head.

Question 26

SEBASTIAN detailing how he will KILL ALONSO for KINGDOM- Power/ Authoriy ( REGICIDE THEME among JACOBEAN AUDIENCE)

Answer 26

One stroke/ shall free thee from the tribute which thou payest/ And
1 the king shall love thee.’-

Question 27

CALIBAN complete SERVITUDE to STEPHANO/TRINCULO Displays Naiverty and mentality of character ( IMPERALISM CRITIC QUOTE Detribalised) Colonial

Answer 27

“‘Il swear upon that bottle to be thy true subject, for the liquor is not earthly”-

Question 28

MIRANDA SUBMISSIVE nature to FERDINAND FEMALE JACOBEAN ATTIYUDE ( Anne Thompson quote ) 21st century gaze

Answer 28

“I am your wife if you will marry me/ If not, I’ll die your maid, to be vour fellow/ You-