"The Tempest" Act II test review

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What do Sebastian and Antonio have in common?

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Both are willing to see their brothers die so that they can take their position of power.

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Who encouraged Sebastian to kill his brother while he was sleeping?

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Antonio

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"widower Aeneas", "Widow Dido." "Carthage" Lines 75-85 on page 39 include several examples of....

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Allusion

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How does Shakespeare use rhetoric to create tone in Gonzalo's remarks about the island?

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By using phrases such as "The air breathes upon us sweetly." and "How lush and lusty the grass looks."

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Gonzalo remarks several times about their clothing being as clean as it was on the day of the wedding in Tunis. Why?

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They wore the clothes as they voyaged on the ship, wore them in the storm, and as they got wet in ocean water. He is puzzled because it is not possible.

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Alonso. "Would I never married my daughter there! For coming thence, my son is lost; and in my rate, she too! I ne'er again shall see her."

What is King Alonso expressing with these words?

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regret

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What did Sebastian point out about Gonzalo's idea of a perfect utopian society that he feels is hypocritical?

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Gonzalo said there would be no ruler or sovereign in his society, as all are equals, but he wishes to be king of it.

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What part of English society is Gonzalo rejecting when he says that his perfect, utopian society will have no succession?

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The idea that land, power, privilege, and rank are inherited rather than earned and shared.

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Gonzalo's idea of a society with no work, no weapons, no occupations, no education, no sweat, no boundaries, no rich or poor, nor land ownership reflect...

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his rejection of European society and civilization as a whole.

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After the king fell asleep, why did Antonio remind Sebastian that Claribel is far away in Africa and Ferdinand is dead?

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To remind him that he will be next in line for the throne now that both of the king's children cannot become his successor.