| What does Prospero tell Ferdinand in 4.1? | “All thy vexations were but my trials of thy love, and thou hast strangely stood the test” and he “gives” Miranda to Ferdinand |
| Who is Hymen? How is this reference used? | Hymen= god of marriageProspero is tellinf Ferdinand not to have sex before marriage |
| What does Prospero tell Ariel to do? | bring the “rabble” to him–> he wants everyone to come together now |
| On what does Iris call? What is this scene called? What are the goddesses doing? | -calling on all the elements-called a mask scene-goddesses are blessing the marriage of F and M |
| To what is the mask scene similar | Queen Elizabeth and King James’s plays and masques |
| Who is Iris | the goddess of the rainbow |
| Who is Ceres | goddess of agriculture |
| Who is Dis? Why does Ceres bring him up? | Dis= king of the underworldThis is a reference to what Ceres remembers of marriage (Hades/ later version of Dis kidnapped Persephone and married her) |
| What does Ceres mean when she talks about Venus and her son? | -venus= goddess of love; cupid (son)= god of love-she is talking about restraining passion-reminiscent of the Queen Mab speech |
| With what does Juno bless F and M? | honor, riches, marriage-blessing, joy |
| What blessing does Ceres give F and M? | blesses the land and crops so they can have food |
| What does Prospero try to make Ferdinand think of the goddesses? | wants him to think it was all an illusion |
| What does Prospero reference in his speech about reality vs. magic? | the globe theater–> Shakespeare is jumping off the page and screaming at us to get the point: Prospero is talking about the playwright and the end of his career |
| How is Shakespeare represented through Prospero? | -both of their cereers are ending and they are fading-both have magical abilities (Shakespeare’s “magical” ability= writing) |
| Explicitly stated theme in 4.1 | “And like the baseless fabric of vision, the cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solumn temples, the great globe itself, yea, all which it inherit, shall disolve, and, like this insubstantial pageant faded, leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep” –> also touches on the writer’s craft |
| varlet | criminal |
| When Ariel calls Trinculo, Caliban, and Stephano “like unbacked colts” and “calf-like,” to what is she referring? | she has put them in a trance so they can’t kill Prospero |
| where did Ariel put Trinculo and Stephano and Caliban? | a gross pond |
| What does Prospero say to use as bait? | the cheap goods in his house (CLOTHING) |
| Reference to slavery in 4.1 | Caliban: “Do that good mischief which may make this island thine forever, and I, thy Caliban, for aye thy foot-licker” |
| Importance of clothing in 4.1 | Trinculo tells Stephano, “look what a wardrobe here is for thee!” –> Prospero’s clothing stuck out–> they don’t realize that the clothes should be inside in a closet–> they don’t see that it’s bait |
| What does Stephano say will be okay when he is king? What does Trinculo similarly order Caliban to do? | stealing will be OK when he’s king; T tells C to “put some lime upon your fingers” (aka pickpocket/ steal) |
| What does Prospero send after T and C and S? | hounds–> like how the hound of the heaven goes after people to make them feel guilty with their “biting” |
| What are the names of the dogs? | Silver, Tyrant, and Fury |
The Tempest: Act Four
July 5, 2019