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These notes provide summaries of all the acts in the Tempest, a character analysis and themes of the play.










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Act I ,
Scene l

-> Themes
Act2 ,
Scene 2 4
-) Class and class roles
· Comic break
· nobles and commoners
· Power dynamics aspects of colonial encounter ·
boatswain has power here
·
Stephano thought Caliban Trinculo were a monster .


↳ tells nobles to go below deck
- drunk
Gonzalo remember who your Passengers are
Caliban's drunk, naive and believes them to be gods
=
· .

·

·
Boatswain= Use your authority to stop the storm then
) Comedic tone
.




go below deck
assumption European travellers' discovered
' or .


Common
:
·



land t thought the 'natives' were monsterous/sub-human
· Boatswain is aware of his power and authority
↳ Protect passengers
·
Stephano+ Trinculo low end of society
=




-) Showcase Caliban make · Sebastian and Antonio resent boatswain's authority
money
=




↳ bring them a Status ↳ insult and question why the should return below
deck
Stephano imagines ruling the island with Caliban + Trinculo
.
·


as servants .
·
Gonzalotries to convince them
7) Control of Calibant alcohol · Boat Splits
↳ Caliban + more alcohol influence
by Stephano ↳ S+ A below deck
nurry
=




↳ Stephano likes that Caliban believes he's a
Caliban= freedom from Prospero by
god ↳ Gonzalo prays for land
·

being enslaved by another Gonzalo= middle man
Clear hatred for Prospero is shown t fear
-
·



↳ sends spirits to torture him -
Sebastian +
aggressive and Self-serving
.
-




Audience sympathise with murder plot because of this
* Antonio
u




Analysis




1
Act ,
Scene 2 2
· How
they came to the island explains Prospero's motivation
for revenge
↳the Storm
↳ creates Sympathy for Prospero and justifies his treatment




-
Act2 scenel ,
conversation between the men :
3 · protowardsArielandCaliban harshandunpeeing the
↳ neglected Duke duties
·



↳) Gives audience idea of the landscape
↳ Further insight into the characters -> Theme
· Gonzalo island is a lush paradise
=
Colonialism
·




↳ optimistic hopeful +
·
Prospero and Miranda taking over Caliban's island
· Sebastian Antonio island is tanny/brown , Smelly like a swap/marshland He was the only inhabitant and did as he pleased
·




↳ power-hungry, greedy, cynical ↳ now a servant, because he is a 'Savage' and 'vile'
->Theme ·
Caliban was taught their language
· Colonisation ↳) learnt how to swear
Gonzalo imagining his ideal island where he would be the ruler
↳> .

↳ lost freedom and autonomy
↳ no one would have to do anything
Prospero uses his power to intimidate and control Caliban
·
.




↳ Naive-who will be inhabiting the island no labour to achieve this life
+
.




·
Antonio confirms that he did overthrow his brother and doesn't feel guilty .
·
Ariel = willing servant
· Sebastian is next for the throne Since Ferdinand is 'dead' desires freedom
↳ freed from Sycorax's imprisonment but enslaved by Prospero
,

↳ persuaded to kill his brother .
, .




·
Claribel is now Queen of Tunis enjoys his tasks
↳ Prospero goes from kind to cruel towards Ariel .




↳) Preminds him how he freed him and threatens him with
imprisonment .

, Act3 ,
Scene l 5
Acts Scene l ,
·
Developing romance between Ferdinand and Miranda

Gonzalo's condition moved Prospero towards
·
Stark juxtaposition
·
Ariel's comment on
forgiveness
·
Sorcerer's cloak to ducal robes and swords
↳ Caliban
resenting Slavery+ doing tasks for Prospero
↳) Ferdinand does these willingly
↳ nobelman will recognize him ↳ Love he has for Miranda= easier to do tasks can see Miranda +


again
↳ signifies decision to stop
using magic and return as duke
-> Themes
·
Cloak books and Staff
,
Slavery
·



↳ represents connection to magic ↳ Caliban and Ferdinand
·
Replacement of Clothes =

dukedom > Fusion of 'love' and service"
·
Break bond withmagic to go back to Milan ·
Miranda knows She is naive
·
Antonio and Sebastian are still the same ↳ never seen another woman and other men other than Prospero + Caliban
↳ Still declares love for Ferdinand and so does he
↳ want to make money from Caliban
.




↳ She will marry him die as a servant or be enslaved by him than to not
calibenrecognises his wrongdoings
,
·

have him
Prospero takes ownership of his servant
.

·




↳ also takes
responsibility of his role of making Caliban a monster
↳ allows for the redemption of Caliban
·
Caliban will have his island back
Act3 ,
Scene 2 6
· Elements of comedy
·
Ariel is invisible

Analysis 2 ↳ makes Stephano and Caliban believe that Trinculo is

saying that Caliban is lying .




↳ Caliban asks Stephano to beat him up .




· Power dynamics emerge
↳ Stephano treats Caliban with dignity by beating
TrinCUI0 .




Stephano makes Caliban drink wine and take an oath
Act 4 Scene l
.




,
I · Caliban talks about Killing Prospero
·
Ferdinand passes all the tests and will marry Miranda ->Theme ↳ language used is brutal
Caliban talking about beauty of the island
.




Ferdinand partriarchal concepts (sexual virtue't'honour') Colonisation
·


taught
· ->

.

↳) contrast to violent speech
Prospero calls Caliban
.
·
Miranda innocence ↳ a devil and · Contrasts shows impacts of colonialism on island
↳ Sexual innocence taken after cannot be civilised
marriage ↳ was free and isolated
↳ Prospero wants her to maintain her purity and no no ur ↳ Callshima savage/indigenous ↳ Now longs for freedom
Audience questions reason to allow them to
*
person that can't be educated like
marry .



· Their marriage love =

a'European
↳) not for a political/financial strategy Claribel's wedding contribute to
=



↳ Prospero's actions
·
Their marriage gains Prospero his dukedom Caliban's actions .




↳ Prospero's
revenge t plot Act Scene3 7
·
Prospero's speech ,

↳ Eventually forgives all of them Ariel-disguised as
·
a harpy
·
Their love was planned > themasques will eventually disappear ↳ represents justice that Prospero has been
seeking
↳ Marriage political and social benefit
↳ most real example of human
=




↳ Earth will one day be
activity ·
Reactionto Ariel's speech solidifies our impression of them .



·
Miranda is treated es an object destroyed ·
Alonso -> repentant
↳) a transaction and possession ↳ All forms of life will fade ↳ actions caused Ferdinand's death .




↳ not the educated and Sebastian and Antonio -> defiant
intelligent woman seen at the start
·



↳ wants to fight anything in their
·
Masque importance of
=

maintaing Miranda's virginity +
purity of marriage way .




↳ Prospero created the masque spirits
GonzalKeep
·




↳) Narrative of Spirits Prospero's words=
se tasks to win Prospero's praise and freedoe
7) Contrast between him and Caliban
Venus-goddess of love beauty sex and desire
·

, , ·
Prospero uses his
magic and power to manipulate everyone to do his
↳ didn't ettend wedding
↳ tried to get Miranda and Ferdinand to have sex before bidding to achieve his
revenge
marriage
.



·
Prospero's illusion feels real
↳) This is how Prospero reminds them of their vows
.




· Caliban's comic plot
↳ drinking wine and being distracted by Prospero's Clothes
·
Sympathy for Caliban is questioned after his plots Prospero's death
·
Prospero's sympathy t lenience on their treatment
↳) Audiencet forgiveness of Prospero
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