The Tempest Flashcards
Caliban frustration quote ACT1:2
This island’s mine by Sycorax my mother which thou tak’st from me
Critic Quote Daniel Wilson 1873- Caliban
“while on one hand Caliban is human he is also an animal at home among the sounds of living nature”
Caliban animalistic imagery Act 1: 2
“Not honour’d with human shape”
Critic quote Caliban Brinda Cherry
“Caliban is constructed as a monster and a savage all of which are reminiscent to how Europeans represented natives across the world
ambiguous Caliban quote
“Thou earth”- refers to Caliban social status but also his oneness with the island and nature
Prospero Act 1:2 Engrossed in magic/power
“my state grew stranger being transported and in rapt in secret studies”
Prospero Act 1:2 Engrossed in magic/power - Historical Context
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
Prospero arrogance in power magic power-Act 1:2
“I have such provision in my art… not so much a perdition as am hair to any creature in the vessel”
Prospero CRITIC QUOTE Colonialism- Jefferey Russo
” He is a colonial dictator who embodies the very worst of early MODERN BRITISH IMPERIALISM”
Prospero micro-managing conversation QUOTE Act 1:2
“Dost thou hear”
“Dost thou attend me?”
“Thou attend’st not”
Prospero micro-managing conversation QUOTE Act 1:2-ANALYSIS
Insistent that Miranda is paying attention and is listening to him
Enjoys to control and dictate conversation
Controls with both his words and magic
Prospero acknowledgement of abandoning duties due to magic QUOTE-Act 1:2
“I thus neglecting worldly ends all dedicated to closeness and bettering my mind”
Shakespeare Construct of Prospero
Shakespeare through the character of Prospero raises the question :WHAT MAKES GOOD LEADERSHIP?
Caliban’s ambiguous nature/character
Miranda and Prospero both perceive Caliban as INHERITANTLY BRUTISH/SAVAGERY. However ACKNOWLEDGE that their EDUCTATION of him has ELEVATED him from a BRUTISH STATUS
Miranda DESCRIBING Caliban before HIS education
Miranda claims he spoke “like a thing most brutish”
Prospero key Quote: Act 4:1
We are such stuff as dreams are made on: and our little life”
Prospero key Quote: Act 4:1 Analysis
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
Critical Backstory -Virginia Vaughn (Fred Claus)-MONARCHY
‘The Play is a celebration of RESTORED Monarchy and AFFIRMATION that MONARCHY is a NATURAL FORM of Government
John Dryden on Caliban hobgoblin
“A product of Unnatural Lust
“”His person is MONSTROUS and his LANGUAGE is as HOBGOBLIN “
Schlegel on Caliban
“He is in his way a POETICAL BEING”
“He never FALLS into the prosaic/low FAMILIARITY of his DRUNKEN associates (Stephano and Trinculo)
Caliban -Presentation EARLY 20th century
Hairy Ape Man influenced FRANK BENSON Portayl (studied zoos of MONKEYS and ate bananas)
Eugenics
Darwin’s Missing Link theory
PROSPERO CHATTIN to MIRANDA Confessing howhe OBSESSED the MAGIC. ACT 1 SCENE 2
my state grew stranger, being transported/ And rapt in secret studies “
complete SERVITUDE to PROSPERO Act 1: Scene 2
“All hail great master! Grave sir, hail! I come/ To answer they best pleasure.- ARIEL
CALIBAN to MIRANDA links to IMPERIALISM and Post COLONIAL ( White European Black African) ACT 1 SCENE 2
“You taught me language”
ANTONIO ENVISIONS SEBASTIAN as a King POWER/AUTHORITY
“My strong imagination sees a crown/ Dropping upon thy head.
SEBASTIAN detailing how he will KILL ALONSO for KINGDOM- Power/ Authoriy ( REGICIDE THEME among JACOBEAN AUDIENCE)
One stroke/ shall free thee from the tribute which thou payest/ And
1 the king shall love thee.’-
CALIBAN complete SERVITUDE to STEPHANO/TRINCULO Displays Naiverty and mentality of character ( IMPERALISM CRITIC QUOTE Detribalised) Colonial
“‘Il swear upon that bottle to be thy true subject, for the liquor is not earthly”-
MIRANDA SUBMISSIVE nature to FERDINAND FEMALE JACOBEAN ATTIYUDE ( Anne Thompson quote ) 21st century gaze
“I am your wife if you will marry me/ If not, I’ll die your maid, to be vour fellow/ You-
