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Act 1 scene 2

- Miranda links Prospero to magic – when she asks him to stop the storm ‘if by your
art, my dearest father, you have put the wild warers in this roar, allay them’
- Shakespeare creates sympathy from the audience for Miranda as she acts concerned
about the welfare of those on board
- Shakespeare also presents Prospero as being a very powerful character
- Her reaction illustrates a desperation
- Stage actions helps introduce the theme of magic – Prospero asks Miranda to help
take off his ‘magic garments’ – drawing attention to his magic
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Prospero says he ‘neglect his duties for his unworldly mind’ – neglect his duties
as a ruler to learn magic
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- Another example is that he calls his brother Antonio ‘perfidious’ – means deceitful/
untrustworthy
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Patriarchal society –
society dominated by men in Shakespeare time Miranda was less likely to address
her father
- Prospero and Miranda speak in blank verse – suitable for themes such as power, love
and politics
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Consist of unrhymed lines – consisted of
alternated stress
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Convenient dramatic devise for ending
one part and entering another (Ariel entering)
- Power through Prospero and Ariel can be seen through terms of address
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Also tells the audience that the actor is playing the part of a spirit –
possessive pronoun ‘my’ – shows that Ariel is a slave
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Although they seem to have a close relationship,
Shakespeare implies that the relationship between them is not straight forward
firstly it is unclear how powerful Prospero is without Ariel to execute his power
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‘must remind Ariel once a month’
psychologically bullies Ariel reminding him of the fact that he has stronger powers
than him – could put him back in a tree
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Controlling Ariel – contains his power – minimises his power of Ariel’s betrayal
Prospero indices Ariel by saying ‘After two days I will discharge thee’ these methods
show that Ariel is a willing slave – hoping that one day he will be released if he cooperates
distinct contrast between Caliban and his handling of Ariel
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can also mean dog
associated with the word litter which Prospero uses
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Prospero is using hyperbole –
dramatizing it for effect as Caliban can sing, talk, dance and perform easy tasks
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He also calls
him an ‘inpoisenous slave’
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Ariel is clearly, cleverer, and more
pleasing to the eye
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Ariel is a spirit
of the air whereas Caliban is from earthly nature which cannot be controlled
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As well
as being a shocking act, rape would make a woman un-Marable in Jacobin and
Elizabethan times
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in contrast to Ariel Caliban isn’t as easy to dominate
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After Prospero insults Caliban’s mother Sycorax
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We assume Caliban has not inherited his mother’s powers as we never
see him perform magic
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Note that Prospero and Miranda taught him
their language: they had no desire to learn his
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Spirit is free
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Can flatter Stephano
early on
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Music is commonly associated with magic
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Alliteration
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