The Tempest - created from Mind Map

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Characters -> Prospero(Prosp.): Duke of Milan, in exile 12 yrs, father to Miranda

Lecture

Summary

Caliban(Cali.): island's only native, product of witch and devil, slave

Miranda(Mir.): daughter of Prosp., about 14yrs, falls for Ferd.

Gonzalo(Gonza.): old counselor of Naples, with King and shipwrecked

Ariel(Ari.): Prosp.'s spirit servant

King Alonso of Naples(Alo.): was enemy of Prosp., self-involved

Prince Ferdinand(Ferd).: Alo.'s son, heir to Naples throne, falls for Mir.

Sebastian and Antonio(Seb./Anto.): jerks, always together

Tragic comedy, romance: revenge story, adventure story

"O brave new world!" (Mir., 5.1.183)

The Power of Nature

The Power of Art

Masters and Servants

Labor & Resentment/ & Rebellion

Colonizing Subjects/Language Lessons

New Worlds and Utopias

New World and Cyncism

Trapped By The Past

New Generations/Hope & Futurity

The Blackfriars and Other Indoor Theaters: -unlike outdoor theaters, theatrical companies and audiences did not have to contend with weather -indoor theaters were much more intimate than outdoor theaters -indoor theaters like the Blackfriars could have held about 700 people (as opposed to 3000) -indoor theaters did not rely on natural light; they were lit by candles or other forms of artificial light

Prosp.'s Masque/Vision

Jacobeann Court Masque: Masques were in vogue at the Jacobean court in the latter part of Shakespeare’s career -Masques were famous for elaborate spectacle: extravagant sets and costumes, music and dance, the choreography of objects and bodies

Ben Jonson: poet, playwright

Inigo Jones: architect, designer

Return of the Repressed/Labor & Rebellion

Swerving Towards Comedy

The Bitter and the Sweet

Last Words

(stage direction): "A tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard"

Authority, at Sea:

The Market for New World Wonder

Idyllic Visions

Masters/Servants; Labor/Resentment

Memory and Power

Transformations: New World, Young Love

Idyllic Visions

Return of the Repressed

Empathy & Humanity

Abjuring Magic/Drowning Books

Innocent Wonder/Bitter Knowledge

Sentimentalism & Cynicism

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Overall: It's stormy—you might even call it tempestuous—when we meet some characters on a boat (which is a decidedly bad place to be in a storm). We learn that the King of Naples and several of his attendants are on this boat, and that things are going so badly there's not much to do but pray. The boat splits in half and the people float off into the sea. We cut to dry land and to Prospero, our main character, chatting with his daughter Miranda. We learn that Prospero was the source of the magic that caused the storm that sank this boat, and that he did it for good reason. However, he promises his sweet daughter that nobody was hurt in spite of all the fire, boat-splitting, and drowning that was clearly going on. Prospero also tells Miranda that it's time she found out that she's a princess. Prospero says he used to be the Duke of Milan until his brother, Antonio, betrayed him and stole the dukedom (with the consent of the King) while Prospero was busy learning magic in his libra