The Tempest Group

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sameerkabir
sameerkabir
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High School - 9th Grade

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

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Posted by sameerkabir on Friday May 2, 2008 at 10:13 AM and tagged with act ii, act iv, caliban, characters, island, stephano, trinculo.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    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 afraid. Their final response in this scene is to run away, herded by the spirits Prospero's called. They are therefore afraid and helpless.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Friday May 2, 2008 at 5:53 PM

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