The Tempest (2)

Question 1

Intro: what do the unexpected and planned discoveries result in?

Answer 1

individuals are forced to reassess their perception of themselves and others

Question 2

Intro: what does the confronting ramifications of individual’s actions catalyse?

Answer 2

catalyse emotional transformations which provide them with the opportunity to view the world in different ways.

Question 3

Intro: what do the characters encounter?

Answer 3

unexpected and planned discoveries

Question 4

Body 1: the character which encounter unexpected and planned discoveries lead to?

Answer 4

that fundamentally challenge their character flaws and allow them to reassess their perceptions of themselves and their relationships with others.

Question 5

Body 1:Who is Prospero?

Answer 5

a magician who concocts an elaborate scheme to inflict vengeance on his usurpers

Question 6

Body 1: what was Prospero initially?

Answer 6

a duke who was more preoccupied with knowledge than with the affairs of his kingdom

Question 7

Body 1: however, when does P become disillusioned?

Answer 7

after the unexpected discovery of his brother Antonio’s betrayal

Question 8

Body 1: disillusionment and impact of Antonio betrayal quote/technique?

Answer 8

metaphor “The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, And sucked my vendure out on’t”

Question 9

Body 1: what does the betrayal awaken in Prospero?

Answer 9

a greater understanding about himself and his own naivety. He induces him to gain an appreciation of the necessity of control and manipulative power in his interactions with others

Question 10

Body 1: Quote to show change in persona?

Answer 10

metaphor in “mine enemies, are all knit up/… They are now in my power;/ And in these fits I leave them”,
conveying his transformation into a man who derives pleasure from his enemies’ suffering

Question 11

Body 1: However, what does P’s unexpected discovery of Ariel’s compassion for the stranded characters and Miranda’s compassion result in?

Answer 11

acts as a catalyst of his renewed understanding of his own humanity and empathy. That human connection is vital.

Question 12

Body 1: Quote to show Ariel’s compassion?

Answer 12

emotive language in “the remainder mourning over them,/ Brim full of sorrow and dismay”

Question 13

Prospero’s journey to this introspective discovery is reinforced by ?

Answer 13

a sense of repentant release, as he learns to express remorse regarding his past actions and perceive himself as responsible for his own demise, even connecting Caliban’s darkness to his own – “This thing of darkness/I acknowledge mine”.

Question 14

Body 1: Furthermore, dramatic tension is created by?

Answer 14

solemn music and the dramatic symbolism of tracing out a circle before Prospero utters “I do forgive thee” to his usurpers, realizing that “the rarer action is/in virtue than in vengeance…”

Question 15

Body 1: evidently, once P rediscovers empathy, he was able to?

Answer 15

to transform his perception of his usurpers and forgive them, resulting in the potential for reconciliation

Question 16

Body 1: why is both unexpected and planned discoveries extremely valuable?

Answer 16

prompting a renewed understanding of ourselves and others

Question 17

Body 1: how does his renewed understanding impact on P?

Answer 17

transforms his perception of society as he comes to understand that a balance between good and evil is needed

Question 18

Body 1: Hence, what does Shakespeare convey in the conclusion of story?

Answer 18

how unexpected discoveries may result in a transformation in individuals’ views on themselves and society

Question 19

Body 2: what do provocative and challenging discoveries allow for?

Answer 19

allow individuals to reassess their perceptions of themselves and their world

Question 20

Body 2: what does Prospero’s discovery that compassion is more important than knowledge allow?

Answer 20

allows for other people to discover and renew their perception of the world.

Question 21

Body 2: stage direction?

Answer 21

“Here PROSPERO discovers FERDINAND and MIRANDA playing at chess”

Question 22

Body 2: what do the stage direction emphasise?

Answer 22

highlight the intensely emotional impact of his unexpected discovery, but also parallels Prospero’s role with that of a chess player strategically moving his pieces.

Question 23

Body 2: what does Prospero’s scheme result in?

Answer 23

results in Miranda’s discovery of a new world of people, her speculation of future possibilities and the potential of others

Question 24

Body 2: how is Miranda’s discovery represented?

Answer 24

through the tone of awe in “How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world”

Question 25

Body 2: what does P's scheme also result in?

Answer 25

a transformative impact. Through his provocative discovery of the loss of his son and his subsequent realisation that he, Ferdinand, is still alive acts as a catalyst for an emotional transformation.

Question 26

Body 2: what does his subsequent realization that Ferdinand is still alive induces in him?

Answer 26

Alonso realises that this desire for power and control led him to forget the importance of love and compassion.

Question 27

Body 2: Alonso's discovery evident in?

Answer 27

“All three of them are desperate. Their great guilt, Like poison given to work a great time after,/Now ‘gins to bite the spirits”.

Question 28

Body 2: technique of Alonso's discovery?

Answer 28

His short emotive sentence, the powerfully evocative simile and the plosives sounds within the metaphor “bite the spirits”, all cumulate to produce powerful pathos which magnifies Shakespeare’s message about humanism in the play and how one can achieve spiritual perfection through embracing new outlooks

Question 29

Body 2: quote to show restoration of chain of being?

Answer 29

“Thy dukedom I resign, and do entreat/ Thou pardon me my wrongs” emphasizes the impact of his discovery, restoring order and justice

Question 30

Body 2: Thus Shakespeare conveys how confronting discoveries provide

Answer 30

individuals with the opportunity to see themselves and their world from fresh perspectives

Question 31

Conclusion: what do the texts highlight?

Answer 31

how provocative, unexpected and planned discoveries may stimulate individuals to reassess their perceptions of themselves and others

Question 32

Conclusion: what do many discoveries result in?

Answer 32

have far-reaching impacts on broader society and induce intensely meaningful discoveries in individuals