The Tempest Summarized
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The Tempest Summarized (what we read so far)
* =key points
** = what they called Caliban
? = questions you should be asking when you read this far
In the beginning there was a storm
Next there is a rebellion by having the hierarchy flip (by having the boatswain give orders to the king)
The ship sinks
Miranda accusing Prospero of the shipwreck telling him to stop if he was the one doing it
Prospero says no one got hurt
*Prospero is a control freak. Controlling Language = Controlling behavior
Prospero hiding information from Miranda about where she came from
Prospero shares his family story to Miranda
*Prospero Interrupts his story telling but telling Miranda to Pay attention (example of Control freak)
? Is Prospero good as he says he is ?
During the story Miranda asked how she got to shore
Prospero says Gonzalo gave him everything to survive (books, food, etc)
After the story Prospero tells Miranda to sleep and she does right away
Ariel enters and is basically a servant to Prospero
Ariel reports everything to Prospero about the shipwreck
Second Rebellion by Ariel saying to him his freedom threatening Prospero he won’t do anything until freed
Prospero Threatens Ariel back by reminding Ariel of his cruel past
*Ariel is told to torture Caliban by Prospero
**Prospero says Caliban is human Act 1 lines 281-84
Miranda wakes up by Prospero
**Miranda claims Caliban is a villain by the way he looks
Prospero and Miranda goes to Caliban
Caliban says there is enough wood leave me alone
Another Rebellion by Caliban(the slave) and he curses at Prospero when Prospero got mad at him
Prospero threatens Caliban with more Torture because of his foul mouth
In the past when Prospero and Miranda first came to the island, Caliban showed them everything on the island
**Propero contradicts himself by calling Caliban filth instead of human
Miranda claiming she taught Caliban language but Caliban hates the language because the only reason they taught him was so that he could understand what his orders were by Prospero
Caliban hasn’t profit from learning the language
**Miranda says she doesn’t like Caliban’s race says he deserves to be a slave
**Caliban’s Mother was African American thus Caliban is African as well – the connection of slavery
Ariel brings Ferdinand in luring him with music
Miranda ask if Ferdinand was a