Shakespeare
Shakespeare's first name:
1. Garry
2. Benjamin
3. Chayce
4. William
4. William
Alonso is king of this Italian realm
What is Naples?
The name of Caliban's mother
Who is Sycorax?
What is the setting of the Tempest and how does this setting bring the characters of Caliban and Prospero into conflict?
a. An enchanted island
b. Because Prospero takes control of the island from Caliban, who believes he inherited that right from his mother.
Who is Alonso's brother?
Sebastian
The name of Shakespeare's Theater
a. Shakespeare's Theater
b. The Globe Theater
c. The Theater Macbeth Paid For
D. The Flat-Earth Theater
The Globe Theater
Prospero was the duke of this Italian realm
What is Milan?
The only truly evil character, who never feels bad, feels mercy, or is nice to anyone.
Who is Antonio
The ridiculous story that Antonio and Sebastian come up with as an excuse for having their swords drawn trying to assassinate the sleeping men
What is protecting from lions?
That's a brave god and bears celestial liquor. I will kneel to him
Who is Caliban?
The Tempest is notable for being Shakespeare's ___ play.
Last
The reason Trinculo and Stephano get distracted from the murder plot
What are fancy clothes?
An old and honest lord, he helped Prospero and Miranda escape after Antonio usurped Prospero’s title.
Who is Gonzalo?
Read Prospero's lines. How does he threaten to punish Caliban?
For this, be sure, to-night thou shalt have cramps, Side-stitches that shall pen thy breath up; urchins Shall, for that vast of night that they may work, All exercise on thee; thou shalt be pinch’d As thick as honeycomb, each pinch more stinging Than bees that made ‘em.
He threatens to punish Caliban by magically giving him stomach cramps and stinging him with urchins.
I will free thee for this.
Who is Prospero?
Prospero's magic (book and spells) is considered a metaphor for:
a. The evil power of men
b. How cool it is to be a wizard
c. Shakespeare's storytelling ability
d. Shakespeare's self-hatred
c.
What is Ariel? And what is their role in the story?
Ariel is an air sprite. Ariel represents freedom (air) and acts as the catalyst for Prospero to choose forgiveness regarding his conspirators
Rescued by Prospero from a long imprisonment at the hands of the witch Sycorax, he is Prospero’s servant until Prospero decides to release him.
Who is Ariel?
Why does Prospero ultimately forgive Alonso, Gonzalo, Antonio and Sebastian?
Because realizes that mercy/forgiveness is more noble than vengeance.
Convinced by Ariel's empathy towards the conspirators
Moved by the remorse felt by Gonzalo
Which characters serve as the comic relief in the play?
Stephano and Trinculo
The master/slave / oppressor/oppressed dynamic between Prospero and Caliban mirrors:
Colonialism of the time
Ariel transforms into this in after the royals get to the feast
What is a harpy (bird)?
In the woods, Antonio conspires with this person to murder Alonso, echoing his betrayal of Prospero twelve years prior.
Who is Sebastian?
Though this character is a servant, Prospero truly loves him/her.
Who is Ariel?
Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows
Trinculo