Starter quiz
- What is a 'tempest'?
- A calm sea.
- A storm. ✓
- Rain.
- Ripples in a pond.
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- "The grit scraped over his hand" - which sense does this description appeal to?
- Touch ✓
- Smell
- See
- Hear
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- What does 'simulate' mean?
- To value something.
- To imitate something. ✓
- To dislike something.
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- What is an adverb?
- A word to describe an action.
- A word that names an attribute of a noun.
- A word that describes a verb. ✓
- A word to identify a place.
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- Is this sentence grammatically correct? 'Prospero, is a magician.'
- 'no' ✓
- Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
- Prospero, a magician, controls Caliban through fear. ✓
- Prospero a magician controls, Caliban through fear.
- Prospero, a magician controls Caliban through fear.
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Exit quiz
- In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Ariel is a...
- unicorn.
- mermaid.
- spirit. ✓
- human.
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- In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Ariel is controlled by...
- Caliban.
- Prospero. ✓
- Miranda.
- Ferdinand.
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- Why did Prospero want revenge on his brother, Antonio, in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
- His brother overthrew him. ✓
- His brother stole his wife.
- His brother took away his magic.
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- From 1603, Shakespeare's theatre company was financed and supported by...
- Queen Elizabeth I.
- King James I. ✓
- Queen Elizabeh II.
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- At the end of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Prospero ______ his brother.
- takes revenge upon
- still hates
- forgives ✓
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- Throughout 'The Tempest', Prospero uses his magic to...
- help others.
- control others. ✓
- fix problems.
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Key learning points
- Shakespeare's company was supported by King James I which meant Shakespeare would likely want to appeal to the King.
- 'The Tempest' is a comedy which means it has a happy ending.
- Prospero is served by a spirit, Ariel, and a creature, Caliban.
- Prospero uses his magic to manipulate and control others.
- Prospero eventually forgives the traitors and frees Ariel and the play ends with a celebration.
Common misconception
The defining feature of a comedy play is that they are funny.
While Shakespeare's comedies do employ humour, the defining feature is that everything is resolved at the end of the play.
Keywords
Patronage - Patronage is the support, encouragement, or financial aid that an organisation or individual gives to another.
Usurp - If you usurp something then you have taken a position of power illegally or by force.
Spirit - A spirit is a supernatural being.
Freedom - Being free is having the power or right to act, speak or think as you want.
Revenge - Revenge is the act of harming someone in return for an injury or injustice that they have inflicted on you.
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