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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Prospero comment on in regard to Gonzalo?
2. What does Alonso do when Prospero reveals Ferdinand and Miranda to him?
3. In his soliloquy in Act IV, Scene I, what does Prospero insinuate a personal connection to?
4. What is the banquet supposed to elicit in the men?
5. What does Alonso wonder about when he sees that Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban are intoxicated?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Ariel tells Prospero where Antonio, Alonso, and Sebastian are, what causes Prospero to realize that it is not revenge he wants, but penitence?
2. Do you think Prospero will actually give up his magic? He only talks of it, but does not actually do it. Why or why not?
3. How does Caliban reveal his humane side in Act III, Scene II?
4. What is Stephano's ulterior motive in the plan to murder Prospero?
5. Describe the tempest and how it is developed metaphorically throughout the play and eventually ended.
6. Who does Prospero refer to as "the rabble" prior to the magical performance with the dancing spirits?
7. What is the significance of Gonzalo's comment about the gentleness of the spirits at the banquet?
8. Describe Prospero's journey that leads to his transformation at the end of the play.
9. In Prospero's soliloquy after the magical performance, what is the significance of his reference to the nature of being and the nature of life?
10. What does Prospero do following his revelation about the futility of revenge and his self realization?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Does Prospero truly undergo a "transformation" by the end of The Tempest? What is the evidence to prove or disprove this?
Essay Topic 2
"We are such stuff/As dreams are made on." Who says this in a famous soliloquy in "The Tempest?" What is the meaning of this verse? What is its significance in regard to the rest of the play?
Essay Topic 3
What is the importance of the exposition within a story? What does it do? Where in The Tempest is the exposition? Think about character development, plot and foreshadowing of events to come. Cite examples from the play's exposition that accomplish these objectives.
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