The Tempest
Answer the following questions in full sentences. Use quotations from the text to support your points. 1. According to Prospero, what has he forgotten? (Lines 139–141) 2. Why is Ferdinand shocked? (Lines 143–144) 3. What does Prospero tell Ferdinand about the ending of the masque? (Lines 148–150) 4. Explain what you think Prospero means when he states: ‘…our little life/ Is rounded with a sleep.’ (Lines 157-158) 5. How does Prospero’s language show that he is a commanding figure used to having power and giving orders? (Lines 164–192) 6. Why didn’t Ariel remind Prospero about Caliban earlier? (Lines 167–169) 7. What does Ariel say he did to Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano? (Lines 175–184) 8. What is Prospero’s attitude towards Ariel’s treatment of the three drunken conspirators? (Lines 184–185) 9. What order does Prospero give to Ariel? (Lines 185–187) 10. What is Prospero’s view of Caliban? Do you agree with this or not? (Lines 188–192) 11. How would you describe the relationship between Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano when they first enter the scene? (Lines 194–206) 12. How does Caliban address Stephano in line 214 and what does this tell you about their relationship? 13. What do Trinculo and Stephano do when they see the clothes? 14. Why is Caliban wary of the clothes? (Lines 228–231 and 243–245) 15. How does Prospero punish the drunken conspirators? (Line 250 – end of scene)
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