THE TEMPEST, SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY, BRITISH DRAMA, QUESTION ANSWERS, NOTES, REFERENCES TO THE CONTEXT

 Passage = 13

This island's mine, which by Sycorax my mother, thou takst from me. 

When thou cam'st first, Thou strok'st me, and made much of me, 

wouldst give me Water with berries in't, and teach me how

To name the bia?er light, and how the less, 

That burns by day and night. 

And then I loved thce, 

And shoved thec all the qualities o'th islc, 

The fresh springs, brine -pits, batten place and fertile.

1. who is the speaker? How does he claim that the island is his? 

2. Has this island passed on to someone else? How? 

3. Who came later and treated the speaker very well. How ? 

4. What was the speaker taught? 

5. How did the speaker respond to the other person then? 

6. Is the speaker sorry for something now?

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Passage ~14

Prospero.

Thou moslying slave,

whom stripes may move, not kindness! I have used

hee,

Filth as thouart, with human care, and todged thee

In mine own 

ell, till thou didst seek to violate

The honour of my child.

Caibal) ho, ) ho! Would had been done!

Thou didst prevent me. I had peopled else

This isle with Calibans.

1. Introduce the persons engaged in conversation. State the context. 

2. Who is most lying slave ? What lies has he told?

3. How has Prospero treated Caliban?

4. When did Prospero change his attitude towards Caliban. 

5.Is Caliban sorry for his wrong-doing?

Passage = 15

Ipitied thee, Took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each

hour

One thing. or other. 

When thou didst no1, savuge,

 Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gubble like 

A thing nost brutish, I endowed thy purposes

with words that Though made them known. 

But thyvile race, thou didst learn, had that in't which good 

Could not natures abide to be with. 

Therefore wast thou Deservedly confined into this rock 

1. Who showed pity? To whom? Explain the context. 

2. How does the speaker give a rebuke to the other fellow ?

3. The speaker took pains to do something. What was that? 

4.I endowed thy purpose with words.." How ? Explain. 

5. Is the speaker sorry for having done all those overtures for the other person ?

ANSWERS

Passage = 13

1. Caliban is the speaker in Shakespeare's play The Tempest, Prospero calls him, and he feels irritated. He is eating his dinner and does not like to be disturbed. He curses his master, Prospero.

2. Caliban tells Prospero that the island belongs to him. It originally belonged to Sycorax, his mother, the witch. From her mother; Caliban claims to have inherited the island. 2. Prospero came to the island. With his power to command the spirits, he took control of the island. Caliban became his slave.

3. Prospero came later while Caliban was the very native of the island. Initially Prospero treated him very well, He used to fondle him. He showed a great deal of affection to Caliban.He used to give him water with berries in it. 4. Caliban was taught the' name of the moon which shines during the night and the name of the sun which shines during the day.

5. Caliban was pleased with Prospero. He responded by telling the newcomer all the secrets of the island. He showed Prospero the springs of fresh water, the pits from where salt is obtained. Thus, Caliban then responded showing his love to Prospero. 

6. Caliban is now cursing himself for having served Prospero in that manner. Now Prospero is a master and Caliban is a mere slave. He complains that he who was his own master carlier has now become a subject to Prospero, the ruler of the island.

Passage ~14

1. Prospero and Caliban are engaged in conversation in the play "The Tempest'' written by William Shakespeare. Caliban complains that he has been ill-treated by Prospero. He was the master of the island but Prospero has turned him into a slave.

2. Prospero refutes Caliban's charge against him. He says that Caliban is a downright liar. He does not deserve any kind treatment. In the Past he was initially given the best treatment till he misbehaved. Now he is fit only to receive severe beating.

3. Though Caliban was a worthless fellow, Prospero gave him all his sympathy and love.He treated him with human kindness. He allowed Caliban to share his own cell:

4. Prospero changed his attitude towards Caliban when Caliban tried to violate the honour of his daughter, Miranda.

5. Caliban admits that he tried to violate the honour of Miranda. He is not sorry for such an evil attempt. He boldly says that if he had succeeded in his plan, he would have given many more Calibans to the island.

Passage= 15

1. Prospero pitied Caliban in trying to educate him. Caliban refuses to show any gratitude. He grumbles that he is being ill-treated by Prospero with kicks and insults.But Prospero reminds Caliban what he had tied to civilise him.

2. Prospero now gives a rebuke to Caliban for his ingratitude. He calls Caliban a hateful slave. He proved himself incapable of doing anything good.

3. Caliban was a complete savage. He did not know how to express himself. Prospero sympathised with him ànd taught him human language. Prospero tried to teach Caliban ways of the civilized world all the time.

4. Caliban could not express even his needs and wants. He lacked words to say anything. It was Prospero who taught him language. He thus enabled Caliban to express his purpose in words.

5. Prospero is not happy in spite of all his efforts, he could not educale or civilise this beast. His essential evil always took the upper hand. For this reason Caliban had to be shut in a rock. He did not deserve freedom.