Characters
The protagonist of the play
Prospero
Who helped Prospero and Miranda survive in the boat?
Gonzalo
"learning me your language" is an example of...
Alliteration
A large section of a play that is similar to a chapter in a book. Shakespeare's plays always have 5.
A. An Act
B. A scene
C. A fight
A. an Act
Why does Ariel do what Prospero asks?
Prospero had originally saved Ariel and now promises to "free" him from the debt, if he helps with the plan.
Prospero's daughter. She falls in love with Ferdinand.
Miranda
Why does Ferdinand wash up on shore alone?
A. The rest of the men are drowned.
B. Ariel split him up from the rest of the group
B. Ariel split him up from the rest of the group
"He is the ivy on my princely trunk..." is an example of a...
Metaphor
Likely to betray. Unreliable.
A. Glamorous
B. Treacherous
B. Treacherous
Why does Prospero give Ferdinand a hard time?
A. Because he resents King Alonso, Ferdinand's father.
B. Because he knows Miranda dislikes Ferdinand.
B. Because he resents King Alonso, Ferdinand's father.
Prospero's servant. Prospero saved this character from the Sycorax's curse. This character has magic and can become invisible.
Ariel
What happened to the other sailors/crew on the ship?
A. They drowned when the ship sank.
B. They are magically sleeping on the ship in a hidden harbor, thanks to Ariel's magic.
B. They are magically sleeping on the ship in a hidden harbor, thanks to Ariel's magic.
"Did us but loving wrong" is an example of...
An oxymoron
To seize and hold power by force.
A. Treacherous
B. Usurp
B. Usurp
Why did Prospero enslave Caliban?
A. Because he is ugly
B. Because he tried to hurt Miranda
B. Because he tried to hurt Miranda
This character usurped (secretly stole away) Prospero's dukedom with the help of the King of Naples.
Prospero's brother Antonio
What does Prospero threaten Caliban with if Caliban doesn't do his chores?
A. Death
B. Stomach cramps
B. Stomach cramps
"Red plague rid you..." is an example of...
Alliteration
The state of being disloyal.
A. Perfect
B. Treacherous
C. Perfidious
C. Perfidious
Why did Prospero create the storm?
To get revenge on those who betrayed him.
The son of the King of Naples. He falls in love with Miranda.
Ferdinand
What does Prospero do to Miranda when she starts to ask too many questions?
Puts her to sleep.
"Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical!" is an example of an...
oxymoron
The Latin suffix that means "full of" - look at these words: treacherous, perfidious, glamorous
-ous-
Why are Prospero and Miranda on the island?
Because Antonio, Prospero's brother, betrayed him to gain more power.