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
“Pluck my…”
“…magic garment from me”
Prospero
Magic and power
Stage directions of the banquet not anti masque
[solemn and strange music]
[enter several strange shapes]
[bringing in a banquet]
“Our revels now are ended. These…”
“…our actors…were all spirits and are melted into air”
Prospero
Illusion
“The cloud-capped…”
“…towers, the gorgeous palaces…the great globe itself…shall dissolve”
Prospero
Illusion
“This is a most…”
“…majestic vision”
Ferdinand
Illusion
Stage directions of the masque
[enter certain nymphs]
[enter certain reapers]
[graceful dance]
Enter Ariel
Invisible
“Mine would sir…”
“…were i human”
Ariel
How is Ariel’s magical character displayed in the Macready production? What year
1838
Fairy costume hanging from a wire
How does the mermaid theatre production portray Prospero’s use of magic with Ariel and caliban? What year?
1970
They are victims of colonisation
Which production shows Prospero’s magic as omnipresent - he’s always on stage
1995 Thacker production
What conflict does the Jacobi performance show? What year?
1982
Prospero’s struggle between omnipotence and humanity
What does Barton say about the storm
“The storm contains no hint of the marvelous or extraordinary”
Todd on what Prospero’s magic can do
“Prospero controls the destiny of the other characters”
