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The Tempest Quote Bank
The Tempest Quote Bank
The Tempest Quote Bank
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Subject: English
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Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
speaking means
You taught me language, and Although in some
my profit ont Im glad you taught ways Prospero has
Caliban resents Act 1
Caliban Is I know how to curse. The red me to speak because it helped Caliban, he is
Prospero Scene 2
plague rid you means I can curse you. resentful and does not
For learning me your language serve him willingly
There be some sports are painful,
Ferdinand Ferdinand is very
and their labour Things that are hard to
seems happy to much in love with
Act 3 Delight in them sets off. Some do may be painful but
work hard in Miranda and willing to
Scene 1 Ferdinand kinds of baseness they will be worth it in
order to gain do whatever work is
Are nobly undergone, and most the end.
Prosperos required in order to
poor matters
approval win her
Point to rich ends.
I am your wife, if you will marry
Miranda proposes
me. If you marry me I will
marriage to Ferdinand,
Miranda is very If not, Ill die your maid. To be be your wife. If you
Act 3 saying that if he does
much in love Miranda your fellow wont I will be your
Scene 1 not want to she will
with Ferdinand You may deny me, but Ill be your servant.
not go away, but stay
servant
as his servant
Whether you will or no.
Be not afeard. The isle is full of
noises, This island makes Caliban was born on
Sounds and sweet airs, that give beautiful sounds that the island, the son of
Caliban loves Act 3
Caliban delight and hurt not. give me great the previous ruler,
the island Scene 2
Sometimes a thousand twangling pleasure. Sycorax, and describes
instruments it in poetic language.
Will hum about mine ears.
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Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
speaking means
Our revels now are ended. These Prospero had asked
Prospero is able The celebrations are
our actors, Ariel to summon the
to call on and Act 4 over now and the
As I foretold you, were all spirits, spirits for the
control spirits to Scene 1 Prospero spirits taking part have
and celebration and now
help him all disappeared.
Are melted into air, into thin air; sends them away
Come on nymphs, The spirit in the form
Ferdinand and
Come temperate nymphs, and help celebrate this of Iris, the Roman
Miranda are Act 4
help to celebrate marriage of two goddess of the
truly in love Scene 1 Iris
A contract of true love. people who are truly rainbow, organises the
with each other
in love. celebration
I have with such provision in mine
Prospero is a art
Prospero ordered Ariel
powerful So safely ordered that there is no Although I caused the
to cause the storm (or
magician and he Act 1 soul shipwreck I made sure
tempest), but is
tries not to Scene 2 Prospero No, not so much perdition as an that no-one came to
careful to ensure no-
misuse this hair, any harm.
one is harmed
power Betid to any creature in the
vessel.
Prospero rescued Ariel
Ariel works hard Pardon, master. I will submit to your from the tree in which
for Prospero, I will be correspondent to commands and do
Act 1 Sycorax had
who has command, what you say without
Scene 2 Ariel imprisoned him, and is
promised to set And do my spiriting gently. complaining making him serve him
him free
for a year
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Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
speaking means
Prospero wants They are both in love, Prospero feels that it
They are both in each others
to make sure but I will make things is important that
powers,
that Miranda Act 1 difficult for them so Ferdinand and
But this swift business
and Ferdinand Scene 2 Prospero they have to work Miranda face
I must uneasy make, lest too light
will be happy hard for their obstacles so they will
winning
together in the happiness and will value their happiness
Make the prize light.
future appreciate it. more
Letters should not be known,
riches, poverty If I were in charge This speech shows a
Gonzalo would And use of service, none; everyone would be utopian and optimistic
like to see a Act 2 contract succession
Gonzalo equal and no-one view of what life could
more equal Scene 1 Bourn, bound of land, tilth, would have to work. be like in an ideal
society vineyard, none. world
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Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
speaking means
While you here do snoring lie, Ariel is carrying out
Ariel serves
Open-eyed conspiracy Prosperos orders to
Prospero While youre asleep
His time doth take. look after Alonso and
faithfully, doing Act 2 people are plotting
Ariel If of life you keep a care, Gonzalo by waking
everything that Scene 1 against you! Wake up
Shake off slumber and beware. them up before
he commands and watch out!
Antonio and Sebastian
him to do
kill them
Caliban celebrates
When Caliban is Ban, Ban, Cacaliban
being free, but he is
drunk he Has a new master: get a new (Singing drunkenly)
Act 2 not really because he
celebrates Caliban man. Ive got a new master!
Scene 2 has just exchanged
having a new Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, Im free!
one master for
master freedom! Freedom!
another
Miranda assumes here
Theres nothing ill can dwell in He has such a
that Ferdinands
Miranda such a temple: beautiful body that he
Act 1 outward appearance is
idealises Miranda If the ill spirit have so fair a house, must be good inside
Scene 2 so beautiful that his
Ferdinand Good things will strive to dwell because nothing bad
character must also be
witht. could exist inside him
perfect
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