Theme : Ambition Flashcards
Who has ambition in the tempest?
Prospero
= regain his noble position and secure Miranda a good future
Antonio and Sebastian
= ambition for power / overthrowing alonso, Prospero etc.
Caliban
= desire for freedom, kill Prospero
Stephano and Trinculo
= more comedic / less serious ambition for power
“Look how well my…”
Who says this
“…garments fit upon me”
Antonio
“I have no hope that…”
Who says this?
“…he’s undrowned”
Sebastian
“This island mine…”
Who says this?
“…by sycorax, my mother”
Caliban (obviously)
“The king and all our company…”
Who says this?
“…else be drowned. We will inherit here”
Trinculo (oop)
“Drown…”
“Break…”
“Drown my book”
“Break my staff”
Prospero asking to be released by audience
“Release me from my bands”
Prospero’s ambition changing
“Nobler reason, against my fury”
“Thy father was…”
“…the Duke of Milan”
How does Prospero act out his ambition?
“My art”
“As my soul…”
Ambition for what by who?
“…prompts it”
Securing a good future for Miranda by Prospero
“Mine enemies, are all knit up in…”
“…their distractions; they are now in my power”
“The rarer action is in…”
Who says this?
“…virtue than in vengeance”
Prospero - change of ambition
“I do forgive thy…”
Who says this?
“…rankest fault”
Prospero to Antonio
“What strength i have is…”
“…my own”
Prospero - ambition —> humility
“Revenge it…”
Who says it?
“…on him”
Caliban
“I swear myself…”
“…thy subject”
Caliban
“I am subject to…”
“…a tyrant”
Caliban
“Batter his…”
“…skull”
Caliban
“Paunch him with…”
“…a stake”
Caliban
“Burn his…”
“…books”
Caliban
“Monster, i will…”
Who says this?
“…kill this man”
Stephano
“I will be…”
“…king”
Stephano
“This will prove a…”
“…great kingdom for me”
Stephano
“I’ll follow,…”
Who says this?
“…Stephano”
Trinculo
“O King…”
“…Stephano!”
Trinculo
“Look what a…”
Who says this?
“…wardrobe here is for thee!”
Trinculo
“My strong imagination sees…”
Who says this?
“…a crown dropping upon thy head”
Antonio
Antonio is happy about the sleep for “your…”
“…advancement”
“A brother should…”
“…be so perfidious”
“With this obedient…”
Who says this?
“…steel…can lay to bed forever”
Antonio
When does Antonio want the plot?
“Let it be tonight”
“The next advantage…”
Who says this?
“…we will take thoroughly”
Sebastian
Riches about Prospero’s forgiveness
“His forgiveness of others is universal and unconditional”
Hebron on Prospero’s ambition / aim
“His aim is to bring his enemies to realise their evil actions”
Gibson on Caliban’s nature
“Caliban is brutish and evil by nature”
Laming on Caliban’s ambition
“Caliban contains the seed of revolt”
RSC Stratford upon Aven production
S+T Trinculo costume
Trinculo wears a clown mask and acts like a clown
= futility of his ambition
Tanner on A+S - who are they?
“The real monsters of the play”
Northrop on A+S
What are they sunk in?
“Sunk in the hallucination of greed”
McEvoy
Caliban is a product of what?
“Product of violent enslavement”
In what production are A+S genuinely remorseful
Freestone 2023 production - they get on their knees for forgiveness
