Characters
This character is the rightful Duke of Milan in "The Tempest."
Who is Prospero?
This dramatic event sets the stage for both texts, involving a shipwreck and the loss of power.
What is the tempest (or storm)?
The character this quote is referring to:
"If she’d lived, she would have been at the awkward teenager stage: making dismissive comments, rolling her eyes at him, dying her hair, tattooing her arms…
But none of this has happened. She remains simple, she remains innocent. She’s such a comfort."
Who is Miranda?
This theme refers to getting back at someone.
What is revenge?
What is a prison?
In "Hag-Seed," this character represents Prospero from "The Tempest."
Who is Felix?
Felix’s elaborate plan for revenge is set against the backdrop of this cultural festival.
What is the Makeshiweg Festival?
Identify the missing words:
"His [......] is hanging in there too, shoved to the back. The [....] of his defeat, dead husk of his drowned self."
What is Magic Cloak?
The relationship between freedom and captivity is symbolised by this character's duality in both works.
Who is Caliban?
What "Hag-Seed" and "The Tempest" enter into.
This character is the usurping Duke of Milan, who plots against Prospero.
Who is Antonio?
Felix asks this character to come into the prison and play the role of Miranda.
Who is Anne-Marie?
Identify the missing word
“We are such stuff as ________ are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”
What is dreams?
The theme this quote best corresponds to
"Canst thou remember a time before we came unto this cell?”
What is imprisonment (or) control?
Both texts explore the ambiguity of reality and illusion, particularly illustrated through this theatrical device.
What is metatheatre?
A young and intelligent man who has been arrested for hacking.
Who is 8-Handz?
What is Post-Colonialism?
Identify a techqniue in these lines from Felix.
"This is the extent of it, Felix muses. My island domain. My place of exile. My penance.
My theater."
What is anaphora / tetracolon / metaphor?
The theme of family and its complexities is explored through the father-daughter relationships in both texts, particularly between Prospero and Miranda, and Felix and his daughter.
What is human connection?
What issue Atwood aims to speak to through writing 'Hag-Seed'.
What is prison reform?
This character’s complex nature reflects the theme of freedom and servitude, as he struggles between loyalty and rebellion.
Who is Ariel?
In 'Hag-Seed', Felix tells the players there are this many prisons in 'The Tempest'
What are nine prisons?
The final three words of 'The Tempest'.
What is "set me free"?
When discussing Shakespeare's metatextuality, you would be referring to this theme.
What is appearance (or) transformation (or) performance?
"The Tempest" is often considered Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, reflecting his thoughts on life and legacy. First performed in [this] year.
What is 1611?