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sarosh
sarosh

Describe Antonio and all his characteristics with evidence from Act 1.

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Posted by sarosh on Tuesday September 23, 2008 at 3:53 AM and tagged with act1, antonio, characters, the tempest.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    Well fortunately, Antonio's character changes in "The Tempest"—at least in Act V. However, in Act I, he's very consistent, and not someone you'd want to have as a brother. He shows very quickly that he is judgmental and abusive. He yells at the sailors trying to keep the ship going in the storm, saying "Hang, cur, hang, you whoreson, insolent noise-maker" in the first scene. He seems to be selfish and short-sighted; is it in his best interest to abuse the people trying to save your life? In the second scene we get some of Prospero's perception of his brother, which can't be trusted as much as the actual actions he takes, but assume that he is, as Prospero says, sneaky, deceptive, and focused on power.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/tempest/act-scene-2-lines-1-188-sum...
    http://www.enotes.com/tempest/antonio-character-analysis

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    Posted by gbeatty on Thursday September 25, 2008 at 11:41 AM