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The Tempest
William Shakespeare
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act I, scene ii (continued)
Act II, scene i
Act II, scene ii
Act III, scene i
Act III, scene ii
Act III, scene iii
Act IV, scene i
Act V, scene i & Epilogue
Characters
Character List
Prospero
Miranda
Caliban
Ariel
Gonzalo
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Where Are All the Women?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Prospero’s Threats
Obedience and Disobedience
Treason
Wonder/admiration
Monstrosity
Quotes By Section
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act I, scene ii (continued)
Act II, scene i
Act II, scene ii
Act III, scene i
Act III, scene ii
Act III, scene iii
Act IV, scene i
Act V, scene i & Epilogue
Quotes By Character
Prospero
Miranda
Caliban
Ariel
Gonzalo
Further Study
Context
Who Was Prospero?
Shakespeare’s Sources for The Tempest
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Act 1, scene i
Act 1, scene ii
Act 1, scene ii (continued)
Act 2, scene i
Act 2, scene ii
Act 3, scene i
Act 3, scene ii
Act 3, scene iii
Act 4, scene i
Act 5, scene i & Epilogue
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Act 3, scene i Quiz
Further Study
Act 3, scene i Quiz
1
of 5
What is Ferdinand doing at the beginning of this scene?
Plotting to escape
Cursing Prospero
Crying
Carrying wood
2
of 5
What word that Ferdinand uses to describe Miranda shares a Latin root word with her name?
Miraculous
Admired
Mire
Miracle
3
of 5
How does Miranda react to the news that Ferdinand is a prince?
She is awed
She is disgusted
She is excited
She seems unconcerned
4
of 5
What does Miranda ask when she finds out that Ferdinand is a prince?
What time it is
If he loves her
For news from Milan
If she's cursed
5
of 5
What does Miranda do when Ferdinand says that he does love her?
Sneers
Proposes marriage
Calls for Prospero
Says nothing
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QUOTES
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MAIN IDEAS
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