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Friday, March 30, 2012

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


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