Spectacle in The Tempest

define spectacle a visually striking performance or display
SPECTACLE ONE ACT ONE SCENE ONE – STORM
a tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard
a plague upon this howling they are louder than the weather
antonio: we are less afraid to be drowned than thou art
none that i love more than myself
methinks he hath no drowning mark upon him
stand fast good Fate to his hanging
what cares these roarers for the name of king cares these roarers for the name of king
you bawling blasphemous incharitable dog
i pray now keep below
if you can command these elements to silence … use your authority
remember whom thou hast aboard
g: our (COLLECTIVE PRONOUN) case is as theirs
the wills above be done but i would fain die a dry death
if by your art my dearest father you have put the wild waters in this roar allay them
had i been any God of power
a brave vessel who had no doubt some noble creature in her dashed all to pieces
not so much perdition as an hair
but are they, ariel, safe?
i flamed amazement
tricks of desperation
a: not a hair perished
weigh our sorrow with our comfort
g to alonso: for the miracle – i mean our preservation – few in millions can speak like us
SPECTACLE TWO ACT THREE SCENE THREE – BANQUET/HARPY
sd: enter several strange shapes, bringing in a banquet
seb: now i will believe that there are unicorns
ant: travellers ne’er did lie
g: these are people of the island, who though they are of monstrous shape, yet note their manners are more gentle, kind, than of our human generation
al: i will meaning? stand toi will begin eating
harpy: you are three men of sin
sd: a s a d t s alonso sebastian antonio draw their swords
h: you fools! I and my fellows are ministers of fate
h: you three from milan did supplant good prospero
ling’ring p perdition – worse than any death can be at once – shall step by step attend you and your ways
upon your heads – is nothing but heart’s sorrow and a clear life ensuing
p: bravely the figure of this harpy has thou performed, my ariel; a grace it had devouring
mine enemies are all knit up in their distractions. they are now in my power
al: that deep and dreadful organ-pipe pronounced the name of prosper. it did bass my trespass
g: all three of them are desperate. Their great guilt like poison given to work a great time after
SPECTACLE THREE ACT FOUR SCENE ONE – MASQUE
I must bestow upon the eyes of this young couple some vanity of mine art
p: no X! all X! be X! no tongue! all eyes! be silent!
f: this is a most majestic vision and harmonious charmingly
p: spirits which by mine art i have from their confines called to enact my present fancies
so rare a wondered father and a wife makes this place paradise
sd: the spiritswhy is this adverb used? heavily vanishshows that the spirits were not meant to leave then – prospero “starts suddenly” when he remembers Caliban’s “foul conspiracy”
the baseless fabric of this vision
insubstantial pageant
SPECTACLE FOUR ACT FOUR SCENE ONE – ‘TRUMPERY’ (FLASHY CLOTHES)/DOGS
the trumpery in my house go bring it hither for stale to catch these thieves
sd: enter ariel laden with glistering apparel etc.
t: look what a wardrobe here is for thee
let it alone thou fool it is but trash
do the murder first
or i’ll turn you out of my kingdom
let them be hunted soundly
at this hour lies at my mercy all mine enemies