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The TempestContent:
Themes 2
Characters 6
Extra quotes 11
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Politics • Marriage of Ferdinand and Miranda • “prized possession”
◦ Union of families and territories
• Antonio trying to get Sebastian to kill Alonso • “honourable man”
◦ Gaining power
• “library I prize above my dukedom”
• Prospero usurped back in Milan
◦ Also attempted on the island, others think they • “all hail, great master”
should be in power
• Ariel
◦ Prospero uses Ariel to maintain power and in
return gives Ariel less time in servitude
• Prospero and Miranda
◦ Prospero uses Miranda to gain power over
Ferdinand
◦ Prospero also uses Miranda’s naïvety to expand/
regain his power
Loss and • Prospero being usurped • “dukedom”
Restoration ◦ Losing his dukedom “should presently extirpate
me and mine out of the dukedom” • “Prize above my dukedom”
◦ King of Naples and his brother worked together
• “library was dukedom large enough”
“This King of Naples, being an enemy to me
inveterate, hearkens my brother’s suit”
• Marriage of Ferdinand and Miranda
◦ Restore his role as duke
◦ Ferdinand - prince of Naples & Miranda -
Prospero’s daughter
• Ariel’s loss of Freedom
◦ Trapped in a tree - Sycorax
◦ Loyal to Prospero
• Ariel set free
◦ Freedom restored by Prospero
Obedience Prospero is the most powerful figure on the island. The theme of • “let me remind thee what thou hast promised”
and obedience and disobedience compromises the characters’
hierarchy of power. Prospero demands respect and obedience • “taught me language and now I can curse”
disobedience
however each of his subjects disobey him throughout the play.
Obedience
Caliban
• Caliban admits he must obey Prospero, for the sorcerer's
powers are greater than those of his mother's god
• Subsequent to getting caught scheming Prosperos
murder, Caliban fears severe punishment and asks for
forgiveness, "I'll be wise hereafter, and seek for grace."
He admits he was a fool to have faith in drunk god
Ariel
• Ariel has proven his loyalty to Prospero
Disobedience
Caliban
• attempted rape on miranda
• swearing allegiance to Stephano
• scheming : Caliban wants Stefano to murder Prospero by
knocking a nail into his head.
Ariel
• Prospero considers him disobedient when he asks for his
freedom.
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