Act I
The reason Ariel willingly serves Prospero
Because Prospero rescued him from imprisonment
The reason Caliban hides under his cloak when Trinculo appears
he believes that Prospero has sent Trinculo to punish him
The reason Prospero spies on Ferdinand and Miranda
to find out if Ferdinand truly loves Miranda
The agreement Prospero makes with Miranda and Ferdinand at the beginning of Act IV
to let them get married
The realization that Caliban comes to at the end of the play
He realizes Stephano is a drunken fool
The reason Prospero and Miranda have turned against Caliban
The way Antonio persuades Sebastian that if they kill Alonso, Sebastian can become King of Naples.
By arguing that Alonso's daughter is too far from Naples to interfere
The way Alonso reacts when Ariel accuses him of wrongdoing against Prospero
admits guilt and expresses remorse
The trick Ariel played on Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo
he played musics that charmed and confused them, then lured them into a pool of dirty water
he says nothing
The way Shakespeare presents Miranda in Act I
kind and compassionate
The way Trinculo treats Caliban in Act II
With disrespect
Ferdinand's attitude as he carries wood
He would do anything for Miranda/makes the best of the situation
the way Prospero punishes Trinculo, Stephano, and Caliban at the end of Act IV
sends dogs and goblins chasing them
describe the lesson that Prospero learns
to forgive old injuries and put them in the past
Shakespeare uses prose and poetry to distinguish the speech of commoners and aristocrats, but as far as the content of their speech, how do they relate to one another specifically in Act I?
A reason that Shakespeare might has the aristocrats speak in prose in Act II
the prose allows the dialogue to be more funny and casual
When Alonso speaks to Prospero about his son being dead, Prospero responds in this way
He foster's Alonso's beliefs that Ferdinand is dead by keeping Ferdinand hidden
How Ariel feels towards Prospero at the end of Act IV
loyal
What does the epilogue at the end symbolize
Shakespeare's freedom from the theater
One of the qualities of a romance is an unrealistic plot. In Act I, what aspect of Ferdinand and Miranda's meeting is unrealistic?
Ferdinand suggests that they get married as soon as he meets her.
Alonso
Describe the subplot of Ariel and Prospero
Prospero confides his story and his plans with Ariel. Ariel helps Prospero carry out his plans in hope of freedom
The reason Shakespeare uses asides in his plays
to share something with the audience that he doesn't want the characters on stage to know
Why does Shakespeare use rhymed couplets in Ariel's song
Ariel is lively and lighthearted and it makes it stand out from the blank verse