English Unit 5 The Tempest

latin suffix -ous

"full of", "characterized by", "having the qualities of"

Latin root -val-

"to be of worth"

Latin Root -pen-

"to make illegal", "punishment", "next to last", "almost"

Latin prefix sub-

"under", "beneath", "less than". Also can be sup-

What is the climax of the drama?

A banquet appears by Prospero. The banquet vanished and Ariel warns Trinculo, Stefano and Caliban of their doom.

Aside

A brief remark addressed to the characters and generally meant to be kept from other characters. Made with other characters on stage.

Soliloquy

A lengthy speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses his true thoughts or feelings. Spoken solely to the audience.

Monologue

A lengthy speech made by a character to other characters who are on stage.

Paraphrase

A restatement of an author's ideas in your own words. Often changes the meaning or tone of what is being said.

Sebastian

Alonso's brother who works with Antonio because he wants to kill Alonso to take his throne

Stefano

Alonso's butler who works with Caliban and Trinculo to try to kill Prospero

Trinculo

Alonso's jester who works with Caliban and Stefano to try to kill Prospero

Often, why do most of the characters fall asleep?

Ariel plays a song that puts them to sleep or Prospero casts a spell that puts them to sleep.

What does Ariel first provide but then take away from Alonso and the others?

Ariel provides a banquet for the men but then takes it away to remind them of the damage they had previously done to Prospero.

Who is Caliban?

Caliban is the half-human son of the witch Sycorax.

Why does Caliban promise to serve Stephano and Trinculo?

Caliban promises to serve the two because they had given him alcohol, which Caliban had never had before. Caliban then decided to pledge his allegiance to the two because he was never shown kindness before.

What does Caliban want Stephano to do for him?

Caliban wants Stephano to make Prospero's books, kill Prospero, and the make Miranda his queen.

Miranda

Daughter of Prospero who falls in love with Ferdinand

Romance

Ending is happy but characters must reach the end of many perils (both tragedy and comedy features). Often have magical events, a protagonist who is an older man, a subplot featuring younger characters, social levels, and dark emotions/violence.

Why does Prospero have Ariel arrange a pageant?

He arranges a pageant to celebrate Miranda and Ferdinand's engagement.

What is Prospero's last command to Ariel?

He commands Ariel to bring the master and the boatswain to him.

What does Ariel do to earn his freedom?

He honors Prospero's wishes and does a great job at fulfilling Prospero's tasks.

What does Alonso immediately do when he sees Prospero?

He resigns his dukedom.

What is the Elizabethan Age?

It was a period in history that was also known as the Golden Age because of the successful reign of Queen Elizabeth. She was loved by her subjects and brought wealth and peace during her reign from 1558-1603.

Why is this epilogue different than normal?

It's different because Prospero asking for forgiveness is really Shakespeare asking his audience to let him retire.

Theaters during the Elizabethan Era

James Burbage created the first theater that would later attract Willam Shakespeare where plays would be performed. They were usually two or three stories with a central opening in the ceiling towards the sky. Poorer citizens would sit in the "pit", or right next to the stage where wealthier viewers would buy sheltered gallery seats. Took place during the day because there was no artificial lighting.

Alonso

King of Naples, father of Ferdinand to profited from the seizure of Prospero's dukedom.

Subplots

Minor stories that complicate the plot. Include Miranda and Ferdinand's love, the deal between Prospero and Ariel, Caliban, Stefano and Trinculo's plan to kill Prospero, and Antonio and Sebastian's plan to kill King Alonso.

How does Miranda react to the shipwreck?

Miranda feels sorry for the poor men whose ship got wrecked.

What task does Prospero require of Ferdinand?

Prospero asks Ferdinand to gather wood.

What does Prospero ask of the audience in the epilogue?

Prospero asks the audience to forgive him for all the terrible things he has done throughout the play.

What does Prospero do for Ariel and Caliban in the final scene?

Prospero forgives the two and sets them free.

What does Prospero do to bring the mariners to the island?

Prospero has Ariel create a storm, or tempest, that brings the mariners to the island.

Why does Prospero arrange for Ferdinand and Miranda to meet?

Prospero wants them to fall in love so that he can get revenge on his brother Antonio.

How did Prospero and Miranda end up on the island year before the present action of the play?

Prospero was exiled by his brother, Antonio, from his position as the Duke of Milan. Prospero escaped from Milan on a small boat with three-year-old Miranda and left to die out at sea, but they made it to an island (suspected on the coast of Bermuda).

Antonio

Prospero's brother who seized his dukedom

Caliban

Prospero's slave, son of Sycorax and is half witch half devil

Ferdinand

Son of Alonso who falls in love with Miranda

Ariel

Spirit who helps Prospero in exchange for freedom

What was the Renaissance?

The Renaissance was the period where Queen Elizabeth ruled that glorified the arts and sciences that had previously been introduced by ancient Greece and Rome.

Who are the actors in Ariel's show?

The actors are the spirits Juno, Ceres, and Iris.

What arrangement of Ferdinand and Miranda does Prospero approve of?

The approves of them to get married.

What do Miranda and Ferdinand decide in their conversation in Act III?

The decide to marry.

What happens when Miranda and Ferdinand meet for the first time?

The fall in love.

Maint plot

The large or main dramatic point in the story. The main plot is Prospero in his dealing with King Alonso and his brother Antonio.

What do Alonso, Gonzalo, Sebastian, and Antonio believe has happened to Ferdinand?

They believe Ferdinand has drowned.

What do Antonio and Sebastian have in common?

They both want to kill Alonso and are both willing to sabotage their brothers to gain titles.

What do Sebastian and Antonio plot while the others are asleep?

They plot to murder Alonso and Gonzalo.

Why does Prospero cut the ceremony celebration short?

To deal with Caliban, Stefano and Trinculo's plot to kill him.

blank verse

Unrhymed iambic pentameter that is used to replicate natural speech.

prose

doesn't follow any metrical pattern, often used by characters of low rankings

Tragedy

ended in both death and destruction

Comedy

ended in happiness and often a wedding; often joyful.

iamb

one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

rhyming couplet

pair of lines that have the same meter and has full rhyme