Act 2 Scene 2

Question 1

‘all the infections….’

Answer 1

‘all the infections that the sun sucks up/ from boys, fens, flats, on prosper fall’
CALIBAN
-cursing prospero
-blank verse
-says in his soliloquy displaying his hatred for prospero
-scene opens as a comedic break from the tension of A2S1

Question 2

[he lies down….]

Answer 2

[he lies down and covers himself with a cloak]
CALIBAN
-scared of Trinculo, thinks its one of prosperous spirits coming to haunt him
-almost humorous
-feel bad for him
-innocent and child like
-animalistic, playing dead
-prospero always hurts caliban

Question 3

‘there would this monster…’

Answer 3

‘there would this monster make a man’
TRINCULO
-‘A man or a fish?’ native assumption of Caliban
-humerous
-trimcare - to drink greedily

Question 4

’ hes a present…’

Answer 4

‘hes a present for any emperor’
STEPHANO
-first thought Is how he can exploit caliban (colonialism and natives- link to gonzalo about exploiting the island , colonial veiw point)

Question 5

‘Moon calf’

Answer 5

‘moon calf’ Trinculo (caliban is deformed, moon calf is someone born with physical deformity, conceived on the full moon)
-‘ four legs and two voices; a most delicate monster!’(Stephano)
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Question 6

‘thats a brave god…’

Answer 6

‘thats / a brave god, and bears celestial liquor. I will kneel to him’
CALIBAN
-parallel with alcohol and prosperos magic
-glorifying Stephano for giving him alcohol
-no longer obeying prospero
-he switches from one master to the next, submissive and subservient nature

Question 7

‘here, kiss the…’

Answer 7

‘here, kiss the book’
STEPHANO
-blasphemous joke, kiss the bible in court, shows low moral values

Question 8

‘swim like a duck….’

Answer 8

‘swim like a duck, thou art made like a goose’
STEPHANO to Trinculo
-drinking and alcohol
-linguistic humour

Question 9

‘hast thou not dropped from…’

Answer 9

‘hast thou not dropped from heaven?(caliban) ‘out o’th’moon I do assure thee’ (Stephano)
-thinks Stephano is god, influenced by the alcohol, funny
-caliban later says Stephano reminds him of Sycorax ‘I have seen thee in her ; and I do adore thee. my mistress / showed me thee , and thy dog , and thy bush’ audience feels sympathy for him

Question 10

‘I will kiss thy…’

Answer 10

‘I will kiss thy foot’
CALIBAN
-‘ let me lick thy shoe’

Question 11

‘a plague upon….’

Answer 11

‘a plague upon the tyrant I serve! / ill bear him no more sticks, but follow thee / thou wondrous man’
CALIBAN
-speaks in blank verse
-cursing prospero
-has not learnt his lesson and is repeating his subservient position but this time with Stephano as his master.
- caliban has ‘long nails’
also shows calibans deep knowledge of the island

Question 12

‘ban ban…’

Answer 12

‘ban ban ca-caliban / has a new master, get a new man’
-name = power . power of name. giving himself an identity , claiming himself
-‘freedom high day’ ironic as he’s just exchanged one master for another