Theme : Magic Flashcards
What is magic used for / portrayed as?
Force for control
Means of restoration
Illusion
Purpose of Prospero’s renunciation of magic
Forgiveness - moving past his desire for vengeance
Rejection of power - more humble and human
Restoration of natural order - as duke
“I’ll rack thee…”
“…with old cramps”
Prospero
Magic as a force of control
“I am subject…”
“…to a sorcerer”
Caliban
Magic as a force of control
“Possess his books, for…”
“…without them he’s but a sot”
Caliban
Magic as a force of control
“The direful…”
“…spectacle of the wrack”
Prospero
Magic as a force of control
“I must obey…”
“…his art is of such power”
Caliban
Magic as a force of control
“This rough magic…”
“…I here abjure”
“Ill break my staff”
“Ill drown my book”
Prospero
Magic as a means of restoration
“Not so much perdition…”
“…as an hair betid to any creature in the vessel”
Prospero
Magic as a means of restoration (can argue for and against)
“I ratify…”
“…this my rich gift”
Prospero
Magic as a means of restoration (for Miranda and consequently the court)
“You are three…”
“…men of sin”
Ariel
Magic as a means of restoration (confronting their guilt - potential restoration)
Stage directions of anti masque
[Thunder and lightning]
[Enter Ariel, like a Harpy]
“Put the…”
“…wild waters in this roar”
Miranda
Illusion
“Flamed…”
“…amazement”
Ariel
Illusion
“Oh the dreadful…”
“…thunderclaps”
Ariel
Illusion
