Characters
Who is Ariel?
The lens of interpreting the Tempest relating to the treatment of the island’s original inhabitants and lower class by the “oppressor.”
What is Post-Colonial Theory?
The "natural" event that results in the shipwreck at the start of the play
What is a storm, or tempest?
"Now my charms are all o’erthrown, And what strength I have ’s mine own"
Who is Prospero?
Published in 1623, the Tempest is believed to be Shakespeare's ____ play.
What is last?
This character is old, and Alonso's councilor
Who is Gonzalo?
This theme relates to Prospero’s choice of action in the final act of the play
What is forgiveness?
The country from which Prospero originated
What is Italy?
"Spring come to you at the farthest In the very end of harvest."
Who is Ceres?
This action was being taken by multiple European countries during this time period to expand their influence in recently found land.
What is colonization?
Alonso's jester, who is imitated by Ariel in an attempt to create conflict with Caliban
Who is Trinculo?
This theme relates to the way Prospero uses his powers to influence other characters’ actions.
What is manipulation/power?
The two characters who lived on the island prior to Prospero
Who are Caliban and Sycorax?
"You taught me language; and my profit on't is, I know how to curse."
Who is Caliban?
The name "Caliban" is believed to be an anagram of this word, which Europeans often used to describe natives.
What is a cannibal?
The "many-colored messenger"
Who is Iris?
Two characters in this play (who were on the island before Prospero) seek a similar wish which relates to this theme.
What is freedom?
The creature which Ariel imitates in Act 3, Scene 3
What is a harpy?
"How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in't!"
Who is Miranda?
Gonzalo’s utopian speech about an ideal society is famously derived from an essay about cannibalism by this French philosopher.
Who is Michel de Montaigne?
This character was plotting with Sebastian to kill Alonso
Who is Antonio?
The virtues and actions of the island’s original inhabitants in the play create this theme.
What is Nature vs. Nurture?
The place in which Alonso's daughter was married
Where is Tunis, or Carthage?
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."
Who is Ferdinand?
This work is believed to be Shakespeare's inspiration for the opening scene of the play.
What is Sea Venture?