The Tempest Quotes Flashcards

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1
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What cares these roarers

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for the name of king? ( nature vs human world)

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2
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O, I have suffered

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with those that I saw suffer! (mirandas empathy)

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3
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I pray thee, mark me,

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that a brother should
Be so perfidious!

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4
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To my state grew stranger,

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being transported
And rapt in secret studies. ( prospero neglected his dukedom)

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5
Q

Good wombs have

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borne bad sons (nature/nurture)

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6
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‘Tis a villain, sir,

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I do not love to look on. (mirandas compassion only extends so far)

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7
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This island’s

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mine (inheritance)

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8
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This island’s

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And show’d thee all the qualities o’ th’ isle.

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9
Q

thou didst seek to violate

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The honour of my child.

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10
Q

You taught me language, and my profit on’t
Is,

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i know how to curse

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11
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My strong imagination sees a crown

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Dropping upon thy head. (antonio manipulating sebastian)

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12
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At this hour

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Lies at my mercy all mine enemies (prospero and his power over others)

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13
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For you, most wicked sir, whom to call brother…

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…I do forgive
Thy rankest fault. (prosperos forgivenmess for his brother)

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14
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Let us not burthen our remembrance with

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A heaviness that’s gone.

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15
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As you from crimes would pardoned be,

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Let your indulgence set me free. (prospero asks the audience for forgiveness) (his soliloquy is often taken as Shakespeares last goodbye to the stage)

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16
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And look how well my garments

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sit upon me;

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