The Tempest Final Study Guide

What makes everyone abandon ship in Act I?

• They are lured into the water by sirens that Ariel created

• The integrity of the ship has greatly failed.

• Mysterious voices frighten them into leaving the ship

• Prospero/Ariel´s crazy storm

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What happened to Ariel in Act I that gave Prospero leverage over him?

• Prospero killed Sycorax, who held Ariel under a servant´s spell. So Ariel owes him.

• He learned the concept of loyalty from Prospero, so he continues to serve him faithfully because he wants to

• He was imprisoned in the bark of a tree, and Prospero let him out.

• Prospero gave him half the island so that Ariel would do his bidding.

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What were some items that were sent with Miranda & Prospero when they were banished? | Who helped them leave?

• Garments, flashlights, & food | Gonzalo

• Garments, water, & books. | Ferdinand

• Food, water, & books | Alonso

• Food, water, & books | Gonzalo

What happened between Miranda and Caliban in Act I?

• She tutored him, and he turned on her and tried to hurt her.

• They dated, but it ended mutually.

• She taunted him and was cruel, and he fought back.

• They had little to do with each other.

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What are Prospero´s main plans in the story to start?

• To free Ariel

• To escape this God-forsaken island with his daughter

• To marry off Miranda to Ferdinand to secure a good future for both of them

• To punish Caliban at every possible opportunity

• To exact vengeance on his brother

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What is mixed up about the way different classes interact with each other in the play?

• Aristocrats are spoken to with deep respect and class by the common class.

• Aristocrats & commoners have mixed up roles - commoners talk to aristocrats like they are on the same page. Aristocrats do hard labor.

• Commoners are loud, bawdy, & obnoxious while aristocrats always behave with a moral compass.

• They have little to do with each other.

Choose the elements of a Shakespearean Romance from the options below.

• Plots that take a long time

• An ending where there´s death

• Young characters in the subplot

• Variety of social levels

• Quick-moving plot

What kind of world would Gonzalo like to live in?

• Communism.

• The perfect world with equality among people and money/status

• A world ruled by a true English monarchy

• A world where a republic like the United States takes care of everything

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What are some defining characteristics about Antonio that make him capable of doing some serious damage in this story?

• Antonio is a prissy aristocrat whose sole interest is violently keeping peasants at bay.

• Antonio is conniving & knows how to manipulate Sebastian to get what he wants.

• Antonio is kind and benevolent to those beneath him - which makes him a deadly assassin.

• Antonio feels betrayed by his brother, and his vengeance is strong and dangerous.

• Antonio has no conscience.

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Where is Alonso´s daughter when Antonio is convincing Sebastian to turn on the king?

• Claribel is in Tunis (Tunisia), far away from her home kingdom

• Claribel is getting married in Naples

• Clarice is in Tunis (Tunisia), far away from her home kingdom.

• Clarice is getting married in Naples.