Who said it?
This character says, "Hell is empty and all the devils are here!"
Who is Prospero's daughter who has lived on the island since she was three years old?
Who is Miranda?
When Ariel appears as a mythological creature during the banquet scene to confront the "three men of sin," what creature does he transform into?
What is a harpy?
What event brings the King of Naples and his party to the island at the start of the play?
What is A violent storm (a tempest) raised by Prospero's magic?
What spirit does Prospero promise to set free once his plans are complete?
Who is Ariel?
This character exclaims, "O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in't!"
Who is Miranda?
What is the relationship between Prospero and Antonio?
What is Antonio is Prospero's brother (who usurped his title as Duke of Milan).
When Prospero speaks his thoughts aloud alone on stage to reveal his inner motives directly to the audience, what type of speech is this?
What is a soliloquy?
What task does Prospero assign Ferdinand to test his love and dedication for Miranda?
What is carrying/ stacking heavy logs?
Prospero uses his magic to present a theatrical performance featuring Roman goddesses (Juno, Ceres, and Iris) to celebrate Ferdinand and Miranda’s engagement. What is this type of dramatic court performance called?
What is a masque?
This character declares, "You taught me language, and my profit on't / Is, I know how to curse."
Who is Caliban?
Who is Ferdinand's father, the King of Naples?
Who is Alonso?
When Prospero calls Caliban a "poisonous slave" or when Ferdinand describes his labor as "heavy lightness," what literary device combines two contradictory or opposing terms for dramatic effect?
What is an oxymoron?
What lures Stephano and Trinculo away from their plot to kill Prospero outside his cell?
What is bright, fine clothing/garments hung out on a line (a distraction/trap set by Prospero and Ariel)?
Prospero promises to throw what other magical object into the sea, "deeper than did ever plummet sound"?
What is his book of spells?
Prospero says of this character, "We cannot miss him: he does make our fire, / Fetch in our wood, and serves in offices / That profit us."
Who is Caliban?
Which character was the former ruler of the island before Prospero arrived, and who was her son?
Who is Sycorax (the witch) and her son Caliban?
Caliban's character and his treatment by Prospero are often analyzed through which critical lens regarding European expansion and colonization?
What is Post-colonialism (or Colonialism)?
What prevents Antonio and Sebastian from succeeding in their plot to murder King Alonso while he sleeps?
What is Ariel wakes Gonzalo (and Alonso) with music and warnings?
What game are Ferdinand and Miranda playing inside Prospero's cell when they are revealed to the king?
What is chess?
Prospero utters this famous line about the nature of life and illusions near the end of the play: "We are such stuff as _____ are made on..."
What are Dreams? ("We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.")
Which two comedic characters team up with Caliban to plot Prospero's assassination?
Who is Stephano (the drunken butler) and Trinculo (the jester)?
Early in Act I, Prospero tells Miranda the story of how they were saved by Gonzalo's kindness when set adrift on a rotting boat. What literary device uses this early detail about Gonzalo's goodness to hint at his crucial role in the play’s peaceful resolution?
What is foreshadowing?
Where were Alonso, Antonio, and the rest of the noble fleet returning from before they were shipwrecked?
What is Tunis (in Africa), where they had attended the wedding of Alonso's daughter, Claribel?
In the Epilogue, who does Prospero directly ask to set him free with their applause?
Who is the audience?