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TEMPEST QUOTES
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- 1'great master'/'I come to serve thy best pleasure'Ariel is kept in service to Prospero.
- 2'thou dost give me pains'Although Prospero freed Ariel, there is evidence that he isn't a very kind or just master.
- 3'I flamed amazement'Ariel performs spectacles for Prospero, and has the power to change his own shape and substance.
- 4'Hell is empty and all the devils are here'Ariel tells Prospero of Ferdinand's reaction to the tempest of the first scene.
- 5'your affections would become tender'/'mine would, sir, were I human'This highlights the fact that Ariel isn't human, and is also surprising as the spirit dares to try and influence the master he has previously meekly obeyed.
- 6'goddess'/'holy innocence'Ferdinand uses religious language to show his awe of Miranda, highlighting her virtue, and she herself emphasises her 'innocence'.
- 7'if a virgin'/'Hymen's lampsFirst Ferdinand suggests he can only marry Miranda if she is a virgin, then Prospero threatens him to protect his daughter's 'virgin knot'. This could be a sign of paternal protection, or a political device to ensure the advantageous marriage and the legitimacy of their children.
- 8'O brave new world that has such people in it'Miranda sees the good and beauty in nature and the people around her, portraying her either as virtuous, kind and naive.
- 9'Vines with clust'ring bunches growing'This is from the masque, but the reference to fertility and growing bunches could have connotations of pregnancy, especially as the scene comes immediately after the arrangement of the marriage between Miranda and Ferdinand.
- 10'I am your wife if you will marry me'Unusually for a Jacobean woman, it is Miranda who proposes to Ferdinand, not the other way around. Shakespeare could be criticising her forward nature, or the restrictions placed on women in a patriarchal society.
- 11'I am a fool to weep at what I am glad of'Miranda displays irrational emotion. Hysteria was associated with women in the Jacobean period, and taken as a sign that they needed protection.
- 12'I'll bear your logs the while'Miranda has empathy for Ferdinand as he works for her father, and contradicts Jacobean conventions by offering to take on arduous, physical labour normally reserved for men.
- 13'The fringed curtains of thine eyes advance'This is metatheatrical, particularly due to the reference to curtains, and illustrates how Prospero controls what his daughter sees, thinks and feels.
- 14'my foot my tutor?'When Miranda speaks out in defence of Ferdinand, Prospero insults her and uses this rhetorical question to remind her of her place.
- 15'O, I have suffered with those I saw suffer'Miranda feels for the people on board the ship during the tempest; the mirroring of language and the word 'suffer' is used to demonstrate her ability to empathise with others.
- 16'nothing ill can dwell in such a temple'Her love for Ferdinand is heightened by the word 'temple', but her emphasis on appearances may seem superficial. In the Jacobean era, they thought a person's morality was reflected in their looks.
- 17'obey and be attentive'/'I know thou canst not choose'Prospero commands her to obey him, then uses his magic to make her sleep. This could reflect the way women had little free will at the time, or that Prospero's power is often tyrannical.
'Miranda helps him to disrobe' - 18'Miranda helps him to disrobe'This stage direction visually places Miranda in a position of subservience to her father, using staging to mirror the speech.
- 19'compensation'/'rich gift'/'contract'As they discuss the marriage, Ferdinand and Prospero use the language of business and commodification to portray Miranda as an object with no free choice.
- 20'a third of mine own life'While Prospero uses numbers and objects to describe his daughter, he does seem to have genuine affection for her that reveals his more compassionate nature.
- 21'a villain, sir, I do not love to look on'Caliban tried to rape Miranda, and when she speaks about him she doesn't display much of characteristic empathy. This may be justified, or show the misunderstanding of the nature and culture of the native being.
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- A level English Fichas sobre TEMPEST QUOTES, creado por Iona Davis el 10/12/2018.
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