The Tempest Act 3

Act 3:

Scene 1:

• STAGE DIRECTIONS!! Keep an eye on those
• Prospero starts the act hidden, Miranda and Ferdinand don't know he's there
• Line 45- Miranda broke her promise not to say her name
• Ferdinand line 47- He's been enchanted my many women, but Miranda is perfect because she has many virtues and no flaws.
• Miranda line 59- She's naive because she has never seen another man or woman
• Patient log man
• Miranda cries when she is informed of Ferdinand's love
• Prospero is happy with the exchange. He blesses their love.

Scene 2:

• Comedic
• Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano are all drunk
• Caliban is trying to get revenge and he wants Stephano to help
• Ariel as Trinculo
• Stephano line 13
• Caliban licks Stephano's shoe to show that he is not servant to Trinculo
• Make plans to kill Prospero page 105
• They want to take Miranda as well
• Page 107- Caliban sings. Is this significant?
• When Ariel sings and they can't see him, Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano are scared out of their wits
• Caliban line 48- this speech shows another side of him

Scene 3:

• Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Adrian, Francisco
• Gonzalo is tired of walking
• They are searching for Ferdinand
• Finally give up on Ferdinand
• Harpy Banquet
• Ariel is a harpy, and he speaks to them line 70- major imagery
• Alonso, Sebastian, and Antonio are the three men of sin
• Ariel confronts them about supplanting Prospero. He tells of how Prospero has doomed them. Line 79
• Prospero is pleased with Ariel
• Gonzalo and Adrian did not see the exchange
• Alonso thinks about jumping into the ocean to be with his son who he thinks has drowned
• Wise Gonzalo- line 127

Keep in mind there are like three different stories happening simultaneously

Research Paper: assignment and criteria sheet

LINK to Research Paper 2012

Due Tuesday, March 27

• read up to page 109, annotating and reading carefully along the way
• view the notes on the blog to refresh your memory of what we did the week leading to spring break
• hand in rewrites for Satire and 8 sentences (optional)
• sign up to see Miss Represenation (optional)
• think about your term paper topic

Link to Assignment Sheet

Link to Assignment Sheet

ACT II, Scene 1

Act 11.i

Where are we? (island)

How does Alonso respond to Gonzalo’s counsel? (recieves it like "cold porridge")

Can you find a pun? (dollar/dolor, pocket up, temperance)

Who wins the bet?  Antonio or Sebastian?

What hint do they get that things are not normal? (their garments hold "freshness and gloss")

What is King Alonso most upset about? (pg. 59 - his son and daughter both lost to him)

What do you note about Sebastian’s attitude in general, but also pg. 61? (lines 131& 145)

What do you think of G’s Golden Age?  (see side note on pg. 62)
Who is the more evil of the two: Antonio or Sebastian?  support your answer (line 230, line 316, 339)
White linguistic tool does Shakespeare use to end this particular scene?!  (heroic couplets)

Shakespeare's language!

For the sake of rhyme, meter, emphasis and voice, Shakespeare shifts away from "normal" placement of words.


1.     He rearranges subject and verbs  i.e. “I would go”  “Would I go” 

Ferdinand says, “Space enough / Have I in such a prison” (1.2.599-600)

Vs. “I have enough space in such a prison.”

Miranda says, “More to know / Did never meddle with my thoughts” (1.2.25-26)

Vs. “to know more never did meddle…”

2.     Sometimes we have to locate and arrange words that “belong together” (xix)

Prospero says,

            I, thus neglecting wordly ends, all dedicated

            To closeness and the bettering of my mind

            With that which, but by being so retired,

            O’erprized all popular rate, in my false brother

            Awaked an evil nature… (1.2.109-13)

3.     To make it even more exciting, Shakespeare will omit words!

Ferdinand says, “He does hear me, / And that he does I weep.  Myself am Naples” (1.2.520-21). 

Vs.  “He does hear me, and [it is because he does that] I weep.  [I] myself am Naples. “

Act I

Look at Shakespeare's language.  He creates "spaces" by using specific and purposeful diction.  He introduces us to the world of a storm tossed ship through phrases such as "Fall to 't yarely"  (pg 7) and "Down with the topmast!" (pg. 9).  Next we are taken to a mediterranean island, where Prospero and Miranda have been living for 12 years.  The island "space" is created with words such as "urchins," "fresh springs," "brine pits" and "cell" (pg. 37).  But we also learn about that "space" that father and daughter once lived 12 years ago in Milan.  Miranda had "four or five women" tending to her and Prospero was a "prince of power."

We also learn tidbits about each character as he/she is introduced.  We do not learn all about them at once, rather, Shakespeare gradually introduces them by starting with a little bit about their past.  Antonio ("the ivy which had hid [Prospero's] princely trunk" pg.19), Ariel (once servant to witch Sycorax and after refusing to perform her commands was imprisoned in a cloven pine for 12 years pg. 31),  Caliban (son of Sycorax styed up in a hard rock after trying to "violate the honor" of Miranda (pg.37), Ferdinand who "carries a brave form" and believes his father, the King of Naples, is "wracked" (45) and Gonzalo who "out of charity" supplied Prospero and Miranda with "garments, linens, stuffs, and necessaries" when thet were sent to sea (p. 23).

Tempest pgs. 16-25

Laura, Maclean, Marie, Brittany, and Cassidy

Trust-

Prospero line 115

Miranda line 219

Females as weak characters

Prospero puts Miranda asleep 220

Prospero calls Miranda a cherubin 182

The Tempest Key Points pages 7-15

• Scene 1- There has been a storm
• Page 9- (humor)- We on't drown because he's destined to hang
• Scene 2- Prospero is explaining to Miranda that he caused the storm
• Miranda is compassionate in a selfish way- Would rather the ship sank than have to hear their cries
• Page 13- "My daughter, who art ignorant of what... and thy no greater father"- Prospero is saying that he has secrets, and a lot of them his own daughter knows nothing about
• Page 13- "If by your art... wild waters in this roar" You learn that Prospero started the storm

The tempest pg 7-14

Five main points from pages 7 to 14 (by Allayna, Kate, Chloe, Maggie, and Makeda)
1. on page 13 Miranda- character and personality is shown
2. pg. 7-9 leading into the storm everyone is upset with boatswain
3. pg. 13 prosper says that he made the storm
4. the tempest is the storm

The Tempist: pg. 15-25

characters

-Antonio (prospero's brother)

-Alonso (king of Naples)

Antonio wanted to be Duke of Milan

-power hungry

-selfish

Prospero is egotistical

-hates his brother

-reveals his story to his daughter

Nature Imagery pg. 19, 23

Satire paper

Looking for satire, noticing what is being exposed, and then tieing it to the author's theme is a sophisticated and challenging exercise.  The Satire paper assigned in February is quite possibly your most challenging assignment of the year. I commend everyone's effort on their papers.  I asked one of your classmates if I could post her paper on my Moodle page as an example of the depth I was looking for; Maclean is not the only student who impressed me with her paper, but I feel her paper is a great example of how satire can be used to show flaws and an author's message.  Instead of just saying Austen satirized stereotypes, Maclean goes deeper.  I hope you will take the time to look at her paper.  I can see who views on Moodle and will take in to account those who make the effort to read it when finalizing 3rd qtr grades.

pre-test notes for Emily!

Hi, Emily!

We did go over chapters 46-50 before the test, so I wanted to give you the notes as well to study before taking the test.

46:
How has Marianne changed?   ("calmness," "composure of mind," recognizes her "imprudence in insolence")pg. 289-293

How does she come to terms with Willoughby?  (she calls him fickle, understands who he is, and will rely on 1. religion 2. reason and 3. constant employment to move forward)pg. 292-294

47:
Elinor gives 5 or so reasons why Marianne wouldn't be happy with W.  name some of them:  temporary affection, frugality, child out of wedlock, etc.
Look closely at how Thomas, the manservant, conveys the news about Lucy's marraige.  How does everyone react?  who is most upset?  how do we know Elinor is affected?  what info does he impart?  what more do we learn about Lucy? (she tries to trick Elinor, she steals from her sister, thomas thinks it's edward too!)

48:
noone's written to Elinor about the wedding!  why not?
Edward comes riding up to the house! everyone panic's - Elinor repeats to herself "I will be calm! I will be mistress of myself!"
another AWKWARD scene - everyone is holding their own feelings inside, there are so many secrets and misunderstandings in the room.
Elinor's reaction to the truth is interesting.  she runs out!  Edward then runs into town as well.  the movie is different.  I love the movie scene, so we watched it together. Here is the link

Edward proposes

49:

Edward and Elinor do a lot of talking and sharing and clarifying (finally!)  they are engaged to be married, but money is still an obstacle.  

How about Lucy's letter?!  hysterical, right?!  But, what is her true reason for eloping with Robert as stated in her letter? (Lucy knew she didn't have Edward's heart.)  We all laughed at the P.S.

50:

Marianne - where she is know is super important. Her realizations, her actions her understandings.  Read the last 3 pages closely.  Austen says she was "born to an extraordinary fate."

WHAT A NOVEL!  Many of us are sad it's over. 

Chapters 41-45

This morning we took a quiz on Chapters 36-45.  We graded in class and then our discussion was as follows:
Chapter 40, page 245, why does Edward pause when talking to Elinor?  What is the "suspicion in his mind?"  (answer:  he suspects that Elinor is in love with Colonel Brandon)  Do you think Elinor and Colonel Brandon will end up together?  Everyone on the outside seems to think they'd make a good couple.  Do you think she'd be happier with Edward or Colonel Brandon?

Chapter 44 - what information is brought to light from Willoughby's conversation with Elinor?  (his initial intentions were not sound, but he did find himself in love with Marianne; he says he didn't know Eliza was pregnant; he married Ms. Gray for the $ since he was disowned by Ms. Smith; he "spied" on  the Dashwood sisters while they were in town; he is not in love with his wife; she is the one who dictated the cold letter to Marianne.)  Do you have a better opinion of W now that he has shared more of "his side?"  What quality is dominant in W?  (selfishness - M is dying and he wants forgiveness - he cares most for himself and money).

You are finishing the book tonight.  We now are "ahead of the story" and know most of the expectations of the major characters.  Do you think things will  turn out well for the good people?  why or why not? Would would be most consistent with Austen's style?

Chapters 36-40

Think of Satire
1. exaggeration, sarcasm, irony
2. of situations, society, people's shortcomings
3. to evoke change or bring to light

Austen uses Wit as a Weapon!  she loves coincidences, situational irony, misunderstandings.  They are human and real and the perfect time to view "real life" and authentic personalities.

Chapter 36
p. 213 Robert
p. 214 Fanny

Chapter 37 (mostly a magnifying glass into Elinor's character)
p. 219
p. 222
p. 221 Edwards punishment

Chapter 38
p. 230 Edward's motives (what is going on with him?!  why won't he break the engagement?  does he love Lucy?)

Chapter 39
p. 237 Double meanings....continues into

Chapter 40
p. 245 and another misunderstanding!