Sonnets
The amount of lines in a Shakespearean sonnet
What is 14 lines?
The former Duke of Milan and father of Miranda
What is Prospero?
The reason Ariel serves Prospero
What is "he set him free from the tree"?
"A plague upon the tyrant that I serve! / I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee, / Thou wondrous man"
What is Caliban?
A universal idea, lesson, or message explored in a work of literature
What is theme?
The topic of most Shakespearean sonnets
What is love?
The love interest of Ferdinand
The plot that Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano come up with
What is "to kill Prospero"?
What is Ariel?
Use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later
What is foreshadowing?
What is 3?
The father of Ferdinand and the King of Naples
What is Alonso?
The plot that Sebastian and Antonio come up with
What is "to kill Alonso"?
"The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance."
What is Prospero?
A literary device that uses objects, people, or ideas to represent something beyond its literal meaning.
What is symbolism?
The point in a sonnet where one mood, tone, or topic shifts to another
What is a volta?
The drunken butler
What is Stephano?
What Prospero plans to do once he deals with his enemies
What is "give up his magic"?
"O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world that has such people in't!"
What is Miranda?
A literary technique in which the expected outcome does not happen, or the opposite happens
What is situational irony?
The rhyme scheme AND meter of a Shakespearean sonnet
What is ABABCDCDEFEFGG and iambic pentameter?
The honest and optimistic advisor to Alonso
What is Gonzalo?
The way that Ariel views Prospero's enemies in Act 5
What is "pities them"?
"A most ridiculous monster, to make a wonder of a poor drunkard."
What is Trinculo?
A situation in which the audience knows something that the character does not
What is dramatic irony?