| What does Prospero say to Miranda about him being removed from Milan? | “The government I cast upon my brother, And to my state grew stranger, being transported / And rapt in secret studies.” [Prospero to Miranda].” Act 1, Scene 2, Line 75-7 |
| What does Prospero say to Miranda that could be considered reassurance for himself? | “I have nothing but in care of thee, /Of thee, my dear one; thee, my daughter,”[Prospero to Miranda]Act 1, Scene 2, Line 453-5 |
| These quotes can be argued whether Prospero loves Ariel or not… | “Do you love me master? No?” [Ariel to Prospero] “Dearly, my delicate Ariel.” [Prospero in reply to Ariel]Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 48-9 |
| What does Prospero say to insult Caliban? | “…malignant thing! Hast thou forgot The foul Witch Sycorax, who with age and envy / Was grown into a hoop? Has thou forgot her?”Act 1, Scene 2, Line 257-9 |
| What does Prospero say about Gonzalo? | “A noble Neapoliton, Gonzalo”Act 1, Scene 2, Line 161 |
| What does Prospero say gratitude to Gonzalo? | “Holy Gonzalo, honourable man, / Mine eyes, ev’n sociable to show of thine,/ Fall Fellowly drops”Act 5, Scene 1, Line 62-4 |
| What does Prospero say in forgiving Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian, after seeing their evil? | “Though with their high wrongs I am struck to th’ quick, / Yet with my nobler reason ‘gainst my fury / Do I take part: the rarer action is / In virtue than in vengance:”Act 5, Scene 1, Lines 25-28 |
The Tempest (Shakespeare) Character Quotes [1. Prospero] – OCR English Literature AS Level
July 11, 2019