Mallory Lenig

Once on the island, Antonio colludes with Sebastian to murder King Alonso and Gonzalo. Having plotted the banishment of his brother, Prospero, twelve years earlier, he has only grown more evil in...

In Act 3, scene 2, Caliban persuades Stephano and Trinculo to kill Prospero. Ariel is present, though invisible, listening to the three as they plan their cruel plot. After singing a raucous tune,...

The show of the eight kings before Macbeth would have been viewed by Shakespeare's audience as an obvious compliment to King James I.  Shortly after coming to the throne in 1603, James became...

Ariel has great admiration and respect for his master, Prospero.  He addresses Prospero with the words, "All hail, great master, grave sir, hail!"  He also obeys to the letter all the...

Stephano's absurd exploitation of Caliban is a parody of the relationship between ruler and subject. At the same time, Caliban, who is willing to fulfill the role of servant to Stephano, tells of...

Because Trinculo speaks in prose throughout the play, we know immediately that he is of inferior social class.  He speaks very informally; his language is shallow and base. His childish fear...

Caliban's evil nature is magnified in this scene.  His contempt for Prospero saturates his very being. He takes advantage of the witless Stephano by convincing him to murder Prospero. ...