The Tempest quote bank

Quote bank
Subject: English

Age groups: 11-14, 15-16

Topic: The Tempest

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 Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
speaking means
You taught me language, and Although in some
my profit ont Im glad you taught ways Prospero has
Caliban resents Act 1
Caliban Is I know how to curse. The red me to speak because it helped Caliban, he is
Prospero Scene 2
plague rid you means I can curse you. resentful and does not
For learning me your language serve him willingly
There be some sports are painful,
Ferdinand Ferdinand is very
and their labour Things that are hard to
seems happy to much in love with
Act 3 Delight in them sets off. Some do may be painful but
work hard in Miranda and willing to
Scene 1 Ferdinand kinds of baseness they will be worth it in
order to gain do whatever work is
Are nobly undergone, and most the end.
Prosperos required in order to
poor matters
approval win her
Point to rich ends.
I am your wife, if you will marry
Miranda proposes
me. If you marry me I will
marriage to Ferdinand,
Miranda is very If not, Ill die your maid. To be be your wife. If you
Act 3 saying that if he does
much in love Miranda your fellow wont I will be your
Scene 1 not want to she will
with Ferdinand You may deny me, but Ill be your servant.
not go away, but stay
servant
as his servant
Whether you will or no.
Be not afeard. The isle is full of
noises, This island makes Caliban was born on
Sounds and sweet airs, that give beautiful sounds that the island, the son of
Caliban loves Act 3
Caliban delight and hurt not. give me great the previous ruler,
the island Scene 2
Sometimes a thousand twangling pleasure. Sycorax, and describes
instruments it in poetic language.
Will hum about mine ears.

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 Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
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Our revels now are ended. These Prospero had asked
Prospero is able The celebrations are
our actors, Ariel to summon the
to call on and Act 4 over now and the
As I foretold you, were all spirits, spirits for the
control spirits to Scene 1 Prospero spirits taking part have
and celebration and now
help him all disappeared.
Are melted into air, into thin air; sends them away
Come on nymphs, The spirit in the form
Ferdinand and
Come temperate nymphs, and help celebrate this of Iris, the Roman
Miranda are Act 4
help to celebrate marriage of two goddess of the
truly in love Scene 1 Iris
A contract of true love. people who are truly rainbow, organises the
with each other
in love. celebration
I have with such provision in mine
Prospero is a art
Prospero ordered Ariel
powerful So safely ordered that there is no Although I caused the
to cause the storm (or
magician and he Act 1 soul shipwreck I made sure
tempest), but is
tries not to Scene 2 Prospero No, not so much perdition as an that no-one came to
careful to ensure no-
misuse this hair, any harm.
one is harmed
power Betid to any creature in the
vessel.
Prospero rescued Ariel
Ariel works hard Pardon, master. I will submit to your from the tree in which
for Prospero, I will be correspondent to commands and do
Act 1 Sycorax had
who has command, what you say without
Scene 2 Ariel imprisoned him, and is
promised to set And do my spiriting gently. complaining making him serve him
him free
for a year

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 Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
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Prospero wants They are both in love, Prospero feels that it
They are both in each others
to make sure but I will make things is important that
powers,
that Miranda Act 1 difficult for them so Ferdinand and
But this swift business
and Ferdinand Scene 2 Prospero they have to work Miranda face
I must uneasy make, lest too light
will be happy hard for their obstacles so they will
winning
together in the happiness and will value their happiness
Make the prize light.
future appreciate it. more
Letters should not be known,
riches, poverty If I were in charge This speech shows a
Gonzalo would And use of service, none; everyone would be utopian and optimistic
like to see a Act 2 contract succession
Gonzalo equal and no-one view of what life could
more equal Scene 1 Bourn, bound of land, tilth, would have to work. be like in an ideal
society vineyard, none. world

For several virtues I have loved women Ferdinand feels that

Ferdinand is Have I liked several women, before to some extent,although he has loved
very much in Act 3 never any but never met a other women, he has
love with Scene 1 Ferdinand With so full soul, woman who I loved never been so
Miranda completely before. completely in love
before.
Mirandas upbringing
Miranda is very How beauteous mankind is! O has been so lonely
nave and has brave new world, How beautiful people
Act 5 that she is very happy
led a sheltered That has such people int! are! What a wonderful
Scene 1 Miranda at the sudden chance
life on the island world!
to interact with a lot
with Prospero
of new people
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 Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
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This song
When I am a free spirit
demonstrates that
Where the bee sucks there suck I; I will drink nectar like
Ariel is a spirit Ariel is a free spirit of
Act 5 In a cowslips bell I lie; a bee, sleep in a
with magical Ariel the air, close to
Scene 1 There I couch when owls do cry, cowslip flower and
powers nature, with magical
On the bats back I fly. ride on the back of a
powers a kind of
bat.
fairy or sprite.
At the end of Ill break my staff, Breaking his staff and
the play, Bury it certain fathoms in the I will throw away my throwing his books in
Prospero Act 5 earth, magic staff and books the sea shows that
decides to give Scene 1 Prospero And deeper than did every (not use my magic Prospero is giving up
up his magic plummet sound powers any more) magic and returning to
powers Ill drown my book. the real world
Stephano and
If I die, I wont have to This attitude shows
Trinculo are Act 3
Stephano He that dies pays all debts worry about money that Stephano is an
comic Scene 2
any more irresponsible character
characters
Treat Caliban kindly
Trinculos Trinculo, keep a good tongue in There is a contrast
and be nice to him or
treatment of your head; if you prove a between the way
Act 4 Ill hang you from a
Caliban is less mutineer the next tree! The poor Caliban is treated by
Scene 2 Stephano tree! Im his master
harsh than monsters my subject and he shall Stephano and by
and I dont want him
Prosperos not suffer indignity. Prospero
disrespected.
The other I shall laugh myself to death at
I could die laughing at Trinculo insults
characters often Act 2 this puppy-headed monster. A
this monster! Id like Caliban and treats him
call Caliban a Scene 2 Trinculo most scurvy monster! I could find
to beat him. scornfully
monster in my heart to beat him.
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 Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
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We all were sea-swallowd,
Antonio compares the
though some cast again, Weve all just survived
Antonio shipwreck to the
And by that destiny to perform an drowning, so we
encourages Act 2 prologue of a play,
act should take the future
Sebastian to kill Scene 1 Antonio with the main action
Whereof whats past is prologue, into our own hands.
his father (killing Alonso) still to
what to come
come
In yours and my discharge.
Prospero paid Prospero admits that
too much My library I was so interested in his interest in magic
Act 1
attention to his Prospero Was dukedom large enough. my books that they took over his life and
Scene 2
magic books in became my whole life. meant that he
the past neglected his work
Trinculos A fish: he smells
This is a graphic
descriptions of Like a fish; a very ancient and He smells like a cheap
Act 2 description of Caliban
Caliban depict Trinculo fish-like smell: a kind of fish that is beginning
Scene 2 as extremely
him as very Not of the newest Poor-John. to go rotten
unappealing
unattractive A strange fish!
Prospero Prospero tells Alonso
encourages the that thinking too much
Let us not burthen our Lets not be sad about
other characters Act 5 about the past is not
Prospero remembrance with things that have
to think about Scene 1 helpful and they
A heaviness thats gone. happened in the past
the future not should concentrate on
the past the future

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 Point When? Who is Evidence/Quote What the quote Explanation
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While you here do snoring lie, Ariel is carrying out
Ariel serves
Open-eyed conspiracy Prosperos orders to
Prospero While youre asleep
His time doth take. look after Alonso and
faithfully, doing Act 2 people are plotting
Ariel If of life you keep a care, Gonzalo by waking
everything that Scene 1 against you! Wake up
Shake off slumber and beware. them up before
he commands and watch out!
Antonio and Sebastian
him to do
kill them
Caliban celebrates
When Caliban is Ban, Ban, Cacaliban
being free, but he is
drunk he Has a new master: get a new (Singing drunkenly)
Act 2 not really because he
celebrates Caliban man. Ive got a new master!
Scene 2 has just exchanged
having a new Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, Im free!
one master for
master freedom! Freedom!
another
Miranda assumes here
Theres nothing ill can dwell in He has such a
that Ferdinands
Miranda such a temple: beautiful body that he
Act 1 outward appearance is
idealises Miranda If the ill spirit have so fair a house, must be good inside
Scene 2 so beautiful that his
Ferdinand Good things will strive to dwell because nothing bad
character must also be
witht. could exist inside him
perfect

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