the tempest act 1-2 Flashcards
How did Prospero and Miranda end up on the island years before the present action of the play?
Propspero’s brother arranged for him and Miranda to be cast adrift and they ended up on the island
What does Prospero do to bring the mariners to the island?
Prospero has Ariel create a storm, or tempest, that brings them to the island.
What happens when Miranda and Ferdinand meet each other for the first time?
They fall in love
Who is Caliban?
He is half human son of the witch Sycorax
(a) How does Miranda react to the shipwreck? (b) What does her reaction show about her character?
She is upset. She is gentle and compassionate
Who causes the shipwreck, and on whose behalf? (b) Why is this information revealed while Miranda is asleep?
Ariel is the behest of Prospero. So she won’t know her father is to blame.
- (a) Why does Prospero arrange for Ferdinand and Miranda to meet? (b) What does Prospero achieve as a result of their first encounter?
So that they will fall in love. He has acheived graeter power and control
What do Alonso, Gonzalo, Sebastian, and Antonio believe has happened to Ferdinand?
They think Ferdinand has drowned.
- In Scene i, why do most of the characters fall asleep?
Ariel, invinsible to Alonso and the others, plays a solemn song that send everyone to sleep
What do Sebastian and Antonio plot while the others are asleep?
The murder of alonso and gonzalo
