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The Tempest - Quotations > Theme : Comedy > Flashcards

Theme : Comedy Flashcards

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Features of a comedy

A

Humour
Resolving conflict / reconciliation
Forgiveness, redemption
Juxtaposition of serious and light hearted moments

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Events / characters for comedy

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Slapstick - Stephano and Trinculo + caliban

Stephano and Trinculo - folly and the subversion of authority (juxtaposition)

Marriage - reconciliation, harmony, and the restoration of order

Gonzalo - counterbalance to serious and cynical characters, like Antonio and Sebastian. His optimism lightens the mood and provides moments of hope

Freedom of Ariel

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“A strange…”

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“…fish!”

Trinculo

Slapstick

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[enter Stephano singing:…]

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[…a bottle in his hand]

Slapstick

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“A delicate…”

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“…monster”

Stephano

Slapstick

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“Four legs and…”

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“…two voices”

Stephano

Slapstick + dramatic irony

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“I will kiss…”

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“…thy foot”

Caliban

Slapstick

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“This will prove…”

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“…a brave kingdom to me”

Stephano

Subversion of authority

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[enter caliban, Stephano and Trinculo…]

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[…all wet]

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“I will kill…”

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“…this man”

Stephano

Subversion of authority

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“His daughter and I…”

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“…will be king and queen “

Stephano

Subversion of authority

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“Then, as my gift…take…”

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“…my daughter”

Prospero

Marriage

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“She is…”

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“…thine own”

Prospero

Marriage

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“Be merry…few…”

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“…in millions can speak like us”

Gonzalo

Optimism

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“No name of…”

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“…magistrate”

Gonzalo

Optimism

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“Riches, poverty…”

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“…and use of service, none”

Gonzalo

Optimism

17
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“Here is everything…”

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“…advantageous to life”

Gonzalo

Optimism

18
Q

“Thou shalt…”

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“…be free”

Prospero

Freedom of Ariel

19
Q

“My Ariel…”

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“…chick, that is thy charge”

Prospero

Freedom of Ariel

20
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What does Howard say about the link between marriage and comedy

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“Marriage is insistently the goal of every [shakespeare] comedy”

21
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What does Riga say about Stephano’s murder plot

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“Stephano’s murder plot is based on folly rather than evil”

22
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How does the RSC 1993 portray Stephano and Trinculo

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Trinculo - big shoes and a ventriloquist dummy

Stephano - has a beer belly and a fake posh accent

23
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McFarland on Gonzalo

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“Gonzalo is a speaker of a certain truth”

24
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Donmar 2016 production

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Set in a prison - are they truly free? Is there a resolution if they’re still confined?

25
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What does Mason say about Ariel’s contribution to the play’s ending

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“Ariel is the catalyst in getting Prospero to feel and forgive”

The Tempest - Quotations (12 decks)

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