The Tempest (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Fill in the gap: "Now my ＿＿＿＿＿ are all o'erthrown"
Prospero, Epilogue
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Fill in the gap: "Now my ＿＿＿＿＿ are all o'erthrown"
Prospero, Epilogue
Answer: "Now my charms are all o'erthrown"
Fill in the gap: "Where should this ＿＿＿＿＿ be?"
Ferdinand, Act 1 Scene 2
Answer: "Where should this music be?"
Fill in the gap: "the rarer action is / In virtue than in ＿＿＿＿＿"
Prospero, Act 5 Scene 1
Answer: "the rarer action is / In virtue than in vengeance"
Fill in the gap: "that made ＿＿＿＿＿ / The pine and let thee out"
Prospero, Act 1 Scene 2
Answer: "that made gape / The pine and let thee out"
Key quote: "his art is of such power, / It would control my dam's god, Setebos"
Caliban, Act 1 Scene 2
Analysis
Caliban measures Prospero's power against his own god. This tells us that Prospero's magic controls even the forces Caliban was raised to fear.
Key quote: "Spirits, which by mine art / I have from their confines"
Prospero, Act 4 Scene 1
Analysis
The word "confines" suggests the spirits are prisoners. Prospero's magic releases them only to serve him, which shows his control of the island.
Key quote: "And deeper than did ever plummet sound / I'll drown my book"
Prospero, Act 5 Scene 1
Analysis
The hyperbole of drowning the book deeper than any measuring line could reach shows how final his decision is. Prospero gives up his magic for good.
Key quote: "by sorcery he got this isle; / From me he got it"
Caliban, Act 3 Scene 2
Analysis
The short, blunt clause shows Caliban still sees the island as his. The repetition of "got" presses home his sense of loss.
Key quote: "these mine enemies are all knit up / In their distractions"
Prospero, Act 3 Scene 3
Analysis
The metaphor of being "knit up" traps his enemies in a web. Prospero's revenge looks more like control than anger.
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