william shakespeare Flashcards
where and when was he born
he was boring in 1564 in stratford-upon-avon in the middle of england
what did he work as
as a young man, william shakespeare worked as an actor before becoming the most popular playwright of his generation
who is he
he is the most famoust dramatist in britain, and indeed through out the world
why , farewell?
it is often thought of as shakespeare’s farewell to the stage, because it is probably the last play shakespeare wrote by himself
what is a comedy
a comedy, at this time, is a play that can include humour but the important thing is that it ends happily usually with one or more marriages for the main characters
what is the tempest
its a comedy play written by shakespeare
major characters
caliban and prospero
what is scene 2 about
caliban argues with prospero
who is prospero
prospero is a magician and the most powerful person in the play
who is caliban
caliban is prospero’s servant and a dark and complex character often called a “moster” by the others
key theme
the fact that caliban is a native of the island and the other characters are colonizers is a key theme in the play
caliban first speech
in his first speech to his master, caliban argues that prospero has stolen the island from him
