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alonso is the king of naples . antonio is prosperos brother and gonzalo...

Thu, 8 May 2008 07:15:03 PST

alonso is the king of naples . antonio is prosperos brother and gonzalo is prosperos right hand-man

Alonso, the King of Naples and father of Ferdinand, is the enemy of...

Wed, 7 May 2008 13:46:26 PST

Alonso, the King of Naples and father of Ferdinand, is the enemy of Prospero because because he helped Antonio overthrow Prospero as Duke of Milan. Alonso is returning from the wedding of his daughter when his ship is caught in a tempest and he is stranded upon an island. The tempest was engineered by Prospero so that he could extract his revenge upon Alonso.Gonzalo, who among the characters stuck on the island after the storm, is a...

Alonso is the King of Naples at the time of the play and the father of...

Wed, 7 May 2008 13:41:50 PST

Alonso is the King of Naples at the time of the play and the father of Ferdinand, who will become Miranda's husband. He has been involved in the overthrow and banishment of Prospero and Miranda, but after being shipwrecked on the island due to Prospero's magic, he is worn down by grief at the supposed drowning of his son and becomes repentant. Prospero forgives him, and looks forward to their final reconciliation in the union of their...

Who are Alonso, Gonzalo, and Antonio in Shakespeare's play The Tempest?

Wed, 7 May 2008 10:59:29 PST

I get confused in the play.

Trinculo is a cowardly, selfish fool, and his words and actions all show...

Mon, 5 May 2008 10:49:32 PST

Trinculo is a cowardly, selfish fool, and his words and actions all show this. When he finds Caliban, he thinks of taking him to England to be displayed for money. Then they get drunk together—not a good action when you're stranded on an unknown island. As they do, they start to make plans to overthrow Prospero. As a rule, it's not a good plan to make political plots with someone you consider a sideshow attraction (Caliban).

In "The Tempest, what does Trinculo Say and Do?

Mon, 5 May 2008 07:54:50 PST

in this extract how does shakespeare present the conflit between stephano,trinculo and caliban

Prospero benefits from magic because it allows him to enter an alien...

Sun, 4 May 2008 17:13:28 PST

Prospero benefits from magic because it allows him to enter an alien realm, conquer it, and subdue its native inhabitants (Caliban and Ariel, whom Prospero liberates), making them his servants. Prospero has no compunction about ordering Caliban and Ariel to do whatever he wishes, or threatening them with magical punishments. Ariel, purchased by his own partial freedom and a promise of full freedom in the future, is a willing collaborator;...

Who benefits from magic? What examples show these characters benefiting...

Sun, 4 May 2008 14:08:40 PST

At the same time of answering the question, how would it apply to colonialism?

This is absolutely the case—so much so that I'd actually delete the...

Fri, 2 May 2008 18:01:45 PST

This is absolutely the case—so much so that I'd actually delete the first part of the sentence. This play isn't mainly about a father and daughter relationship, but rather, about the proper order of things, which includes the desire of some people and creatures to be more human. This can be seen in Ariel's desire for freedom. Ariel is passive and pleasant much of the time, but assertive, even pushy when reminding Prospero of his promises....

I'm afraid my version of the script doesn't have a third scene for Act...

Fri, 2 May 2008 17:53:18 PST

I'm afraid my version of the script doesn't have a third scene for Act 2. For Act 4, scene 1, at first Stephano and Trinculo don't really realize magic has been done on them. They blame Caliban. Then, they are awestruck by Prospero's wealth, still without realizing any of it is magical. They are taken in by the magic, in part precisely because they don’t realize it is happening. Caliban in this scene is wiser than they are; he's...

How do Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban respond to the magic of the island...

Fri, 2 May 2008 10:13:44 PST

How do Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban respond to the magic of the island in Act II, scene 3 and Act IV, scene 1?

As Allen Carey-Webb points out in his essay referenced below, Prospero...

Thu, 1 May 2008 22:46:37 PST

As Allen Carey-Webb points out in his essay referenced below, Prospero can be seen as a colonial educator who has taken upon himself the mission of using indoctrination to "civilize" the original inhabitants of the territory he controls -- in Prospero's case, Caliban: Prospero's and Miranda's intentions in educating Caliban prefigure Macaulay's 1835 Minute on Indian Education where non-European learning is derided and...

Does the use of magic by Prospero relate to colonialism in The tempest?

Thu, 1 May 2008 19:23:46 PST

Does the use of magic by Prospero relate to colonialism in The tempest?

how does stephano, trinculo and caliban respond to the magic of the...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:49:35 PST

how does stephano, trinculo and caliban respond to the magic of the island in act 3 scene 2 and act 4 scene 1?

Ferdinand's father is Alonso, the King of Naples.Alonso is the sworn...

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:02:14 PST

Ferdinand's father is Alonso, the King of Naples.Alonso is the sworn enemy of Prospero, a magician and the former Duke of Milan, because of his role in the Duke's overthrow. Bitter because of this treachery, and his situation thereafter, Prospero causes the tempest, or great storm, which Alonso, Ferdinand, and their crew encounter as they are sailing home after attending the marriage of Alonso's daughter. Alonso is stranded on an island,...

What is Ferdinand's father called in Shakespeare's play, "The...

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:40:17 PST

What is Ferdinand's father called in Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest"?

Please comment: The play is not just about a father's relationship with...

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:07:47 PST

I need to write an essay on this topic.

Sorry about that. Here is the...

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:52:12 PST

Sorry about that. Here is the link:http://www.enotes.com/tempest/q-and-a/what-impression-caliban-character-do-you-get-act-3-22337

i cannot see the link

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:12:33 PST

i cannot see the link

The first part of this questions has been asked and answered at the link...

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:06:45 PST

The first part of this questions has been asked and answered at the link below: