The Tempest

Question 1

Intro: what do the unexpected and planned discoveries result in?

Answer 1

individuals are forced to reassess their perception of themselves and others

Question 2

Intro: what does the confronting ramifications of individual’s actions catalyse?

Answer 2

catalyse emotional transformations which provide them with the opportunity to view the world in different ways.

Question 3

Intro: what do the characters encounter?

Answer 3

unexpected and planned discoveries

Question 4

Body 1: the character which encounter unexpected and planned discoveries lead to?

Answer 4

that fundamentally challenge their character flaws andallow them to reassess their perceptions of themselves and their relationships with others.

Question 5

Body 1:Who is Prospero?

Answer 5

a magician who concocts an elaborate scheme to inflict vengeance on his usurpers

Question 6

Body 1: what was Prospero initially?

Answer 6

a duke who was more preoccupied with knowledge than with the affairs of his kingdom

Question 7

Body 1: however, when does P become disillusioned?

Answer 7

after the unexpected discovery of his brother Antonio’s betrayal

Question 8

Body 1: disillusionment and impact of Antonio betrayal quote/technique?

Answer 8

metaphor “The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, And sucked my vendure out on’t”

Question 9

Body 1: what does the betrayal awaken in Prospero?

Answer 9

agreater understanding about himself and his own naivety. He induces him to gain an appreciationof the necessityof control and manipulative power inhis interactions with others

Question 10

Body 1: Quote to show change in persona?

Answer 10

metaphor in “mine enemies, are all knit up/… They are now in my power;/ And in these fits I leave them”,
conveying his transformation into a man who derives pleasure from his enemies’suffering

Question 11

Body 1: However, what does P’s unexpected discovery of Ariel’s compassion for the stranded characters result in?

Answer 11

his renewed understanding that even a non-human entity may be capable of human emotions, and catalyses a rediscovery of his own humanity and empathy

Question 12

Body 1: Quote to show Ariel’s compassion?

Answer 12

emotive language in “the remainder mourning over them,/ Brim full of sorrow and dismay”

Question 13

Body 1: Furthermore, dramatic tension is created by?

Answer 13

solemn music and the dramatic symbolism of tracing out a circle before Prospero utters “I do forgive thee” to his usurpers

Question 14

Body 1: evidently, once P rediscovers empathy, he was able to?

Answer 14

to transform his perception of his usurpers and forgive them, resulting in the potential for reconciliation

Question 15

Body 1: why is both unexpected and planned discoveries extremely valuable?

Answer 15

prompting a renewed understanding of ourselves and others

Question 16

Body 1: how does his renewed understanding impact on P?

Answer 16

transforms his perception of society as he comes to understand that a balance between good and evil is needed

Question 17

Body 1: Hence, what does Shakespeare convey in the conclusion of story?

Answer 17

how unexpected discoveries may result in a transformation inindividuals’ views on themselves and society

Question 18

Body 2: what do provocative and challenging discoveries allow for?

Answer 18

allow individuals to reassess their perceptions of themselves and their world

Question 19

Body 2: what does dramatic irony highlight?

Answer 19

how Prospero’s own scheme forces himself to recognize the suffering he causes his usurpers

Question 20

Body 2: how is his epiphany that his actions are immoral shown?

Answer 20

evident through the rhetorical question in“shall not myself, [as a human] be kindlier moved than thou art?”

Question 21

Body 2: what does his epiphany result in?

Answer 21

consequently reassesses the necessity of empathy and reconciliationin himself and others, and as a result, provides others with the potential to form new understandings of their world

Question 22

Body 2: stage direction?

Answer 22

“Here PROSPERO discovers FERDINAND and MIRANDA playing at chess”

Question 23

Body 2: what do the stage direction emphasise?

Answer 23

symbolically emphasizes the far-reaching impact of Prospero’s planned discovery, paralleling Prospero’s role with that of a chess player strategically moving his pieces

Question 24

Body 2: what does Prospero’s orchestration of this scheme result in?

Answer 24

results in Miranda’s discovery ofa new world of people, her speculation of future possibilities and thepotential of others

Question 25

Body 2: how is Miranda’s discovery encapsulated?

Answer 25

through the tone of awe in “How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world”

Question 26

Body 2: what does P’s scheme also result in?

Answer 26

results in Alonso’s confronting discovery of the loss of his son

Question 27

Body 2: what does his subsequent realization that Ferdinand is still alive induces in him?

Answer 27

an emotional transformation, which allows him to reach the understanding that his ambition and desire for power areflaws which have negative consequences

Question 28

Body 2: what does Alonso’s reference to the restoration of the Chain of Being emphasise?

Answer 28

emphasises his genuine atonement as well as his intensely meaningful discovery that it is relationships rather than power that brings true fulfilment

Question 29

Body 2: quote to show restoration of chain of being?

Answer 29

“Thy dukedom I resign, and do entreat/ Thou pardon me my wrongs”

Question 30

Body 2: thus, what does Shakespeare convey how confronting discoveries provide?

Answer 30

individuals with the opportunity to seethemselvesand their world from fresh perspectives

Question 31

Conclusion: what do the texts highlight?

Answer 31

how provocative,unexpected and planned discoveries may stimulate individuals to reassess their perceptions of themselves and others

Question 32

Conclusion: what do many discoveries result in?

Answer 32

have far-reaching impacts on broader society and induce intensely meaningful discoveries in individuals