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What agreement does Prospero make with Miranda and Ferdinand at the start of Act IV of The Tempest? - ANSWER - He agrees to let them get married. What are Prospero's purposes in staging the pageant for Ferdinand and Miranda in Act IV of The Tempest? - ANSWER - 1. To underscore his warning that they must remain chaste until they are married
ANSWER - Part A: loyalty to Prospero Part B: Ariel uses his own judgment to protect Prospero rather than merely doing what Prospero tells him. Part A: What describes Trinculo and Stephano's personalities as Shakespeare presents them in Act IV of The Tempest? Part B: What supports the answer to Part A? - ANSWER - Part A: They are mostly interested in pleasure. Part B: They care more about wine and clothes than about their conspiracy. Prospero: [Aside] I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban and his confederates Against my life. The minute of their plot Is almost come. [To the Spirits] Well done! Avoid! No more! Ferdinand: This is strange: your father's in some passion That works him strongly. Miranda: Never till this day Saw I him touched with anger so distempered. Which best explains the way Shakespeare uses this aside as part of the dramatic structure of Act IV? - ANSWER - The aside allows Prospero to share something with the audience that he withholds from Ferdinand and Miranda. Part A: Prospero: Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air; And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. Which best explains the way Shakespeare uses this monologue as part of the dramatic structure of the play? Part B: Which supports the answer to Part A? - ANSWER - Part A: The monologue reminds the audience that the story they are watching isn't real. Part B: Prospero refers several times in the monologue to dreams, visions, and impermanence. Prospero: A devil, a born devil, on whose nature Nurture can never stick; on whom my pains, Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost! And as with age his body uglier grows, So his mind cankers. I will plague them all, Even to roaring. Which best explains the way Shakespeare uses this soliloquy as part of the dramatic structure of Act IV? - ANSWER - The soliloquy draws the audience in to share Prospero's thoughts. Aboveboard is a word that originally came from a sailing term. Using context clues, determine the most likely meaning of aboveboard in the following sentence. To ensure that the deal would be entirely aboveboard, we negotiated in front of witnesses and we made sure to obey all the relevant regulations. - ANSWER - open and honest Dismantle is a word that originally came from a sailing term. Using context clues, determine the most likely meaning of dismantle in the following