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This is the modern English translation for "o'er"

What is "over"?

100
The play, The Tempest, opens with a foul-weather storm called this.
What is a "tempest"?
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This is the name of our main character who just so happens to be a wizard.
What is "Prospero"?
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This word is used in Elizabethan-era plays to mean "why".

What is "wherefore"?

100
Miranda loves this character at first sight.
What is the character, Ferdinand, Prince of Naples.
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This is not a means of being sweet and handsome, but is actually referring to the use of magic.

What is to "charm"?

200
The shipwreck at the beginning of the play was created for this purpose.
What is for "vengeance"
200
This is the name of the only female in the play.
What is "Miranda"?
200

This word is used when a poet addresses a person, object, or concept not present.

What is "apostrophe"?

200
This character believes he could some day become the King of Naples.
What is the character, "Sebastian"?
300

This is the word used when a character speaks to another character without others on stage hearing or when a character speaks to the audience.

What is an "aside"?

300

This is what it means to colonize.

What is an "to take land from others or another"?

300
This character's name is also an anagram for "canibal".
What is "Caliban"?
300

This term means to "give human qualities to non-human things"

What is"personification"?

300
This character is the most trustworthy and honest character in the play. He serves the King of Naples.
What is the character, "Gonzalo"?
400
This is a mythical beast with the body of an Eagle and the head of a woman. It symbolizes vengeance.
What is a "harpy"?
400
"I beseech you" means this in modern English.
What is "I beg you"?
400
This is the name of the character who is super evil and power-hungry. It is the name of the character who stole his brother's Dukedom.
What is "Antonio"?
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This word mean a long speech spoken by one person while no others are present on stage.

What is a "soliloquy"?

400
Ariel uses this to manipulate and control people on the island. It is full of magic and can lure people place or put them to sleep.
What is "singing" or "music"?
500

This is a term used when someone steals a kingdom or some other prominent position from another.

What is "usurp"?

500

This is how Antonio was able to steal Prospero's dukedom.

What is "by levying an army"?

500
This is the name of the witch who inhabited the island over 12 years before the play began. She does not have a speaking role in the play, but her name is mentioned multiple times.
What is "Sycorax"?
500

This word means conversation in a play between two characters.

What is "dialogue"?

500
Gonzalo's perfect world on the island, which includes no trade, no alcohol, no jobs, no rulers, and no farming, is an example of this.
What is a "utopia"?