Quotes
Identify the speaker of the following quote and who it is said to:
For that's my business to you—that you three/From Milan did supplant good Prospero,/Exposed unto the sea, which hath requit it,/Him and his innocent child, for which foul deed,/The powers—delaying, not forgetting—have/Incensed the seas and shores, yea, all the creatures,/Against your peace. Thee of thy son, Alonso,/They have bereft; and do pronounce by me/Ling'ring perdition, worse than any death /Can be at once, shall step by step attend/You and your ways; whose wraths to guard you from—/Which here, in this most desolate isle, else falls/Upon your heads—is nothing but heart's sorrow/And a clear life ensuing.
Speaker: Ariel (as a harpy)
Spoken to: Alonso, Antonio, Sebastian
What state are Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano in when he goes to fetch them for Prospero?
Very drunk
True of False:
All the King's party ask for forgiveness?
False
The time that Ariel will be released.
What is 6p.m
Identify the speaker of the following quote and who it is said to:
Go bring the rabble,/O'er whom I give thee power, here to this place./Incite them to quick motion, for I must/Bestow upon the eyes of this young couple/Some vanity of mine art. It is my promise,/And they expect it from me.
Speaker: Prospero
Spoken to: Ariel
Why does Prospero stop the 'masque'/show/wedding blessing?
He forgot that Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano were coming to try to kill him. He needs to focus his attention on their plot against him.
Which goddesses are part of the 'masque' (i.e wedding blessing)
Ceres, Iris, Juno
What does Prospero give up
his magic
How does Prospero feel about the love between Miranda and Ferdinand?
Very happy
Identify the speaker of the following quote and who it is said to:
A devil, a born devil, on whose nature/Nurture can never stick; on whom my pains,/Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost;/And as with age his body uglier grows,/So his mind cankers.
Speaker: Prospero
Spoken to: Himself (i.e. Prospero)
While Ferdinand does his tasks for Prospero; Miranda and him argue over what?
Who should carry the logs of wood.
Which character is granted their freedom at the end of the play?
Ariel
What is Ariel sent to be retrieve for Prospero that will distract Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano?
His old clothes
How does Ariel cause trouble between Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban?
Identify the speaker of the following quote and who it is said to:
Our revels now are ended. These our actors,/As I foretold you, were all spirits and /Are melted into air, into thin air;/And like the baseless fabric of this vision,/The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,/The solemn temples, the great globe itself,/Ye all which it inherit, shall dissolve,/And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,/Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff/As dreams are made on, and our little life/Is rounded with a sleep.
Speaker: Prospero
Spoken to: Ferdinand and Miranda
What is the purpose of Ariel's long speech to the King's party (when he is in the shape of a harpy)?
To scold them for their contemptuous behaviour.
Which character begs for Prospero's forgiveness at the end of the play?
Alonso
Who does Prospero forgive on the condition that he must return his Dukedom?
Who is Antonio
Prospero keeps Alonso, Antonio, Sebastian, Gonzalo, Adrian, and Francisco near his cell in what state of mind?
Madness (i.e. crazed state of mind)
Identify the speaker of the following quote and who it is said to:
You are three men of sin, whom Destiny,/That hath to instrument this lower world /And what is in 't, the never-surfeited sea/Hath caused to belch up you, and on this island,/Where man doth not inhabit, you 'mongst men/Being most unfit to live. I have made you mad;/And even with such-like valor men hang and drown/Their proper selves.
Speaker: Ariel
Spoken to: Alonso, Antonio, and Sebastian
Why did Prospero initially treat Ferdinand as a spy?
To test that he is worthy of Miranda's love
What is Ariel's final task before being set free?
Who does Prospero praise for being a loyal friend?
Who is Gonzalo
What creatures chase Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano away from Prospero's cell?
scary hounds