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Servitude - Quotes

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Quotations About Enslavement

Characters such as Ariel and Caliban are enslaved in the play.

Prospero threatens Ariel

Prospero threatens Ariel

  • Prospero threatens Ariel with imprisonment in a tree again: 'If thou more murmur’st.'
Propero's promises of freedom

Propero's promises of freedom

  • When Prospero has gotten everything he wants he sets Ariel free: 'Then to the elements / Be free, and fare thou well.'
Ferdinand enjoys slavery

Ferdinand enjoys slavery

  • Ferdinand carries out the service to Prospero while admiring Miranda, who makes 'my labours pleasures'.
Caliban - Prospero's slave

Caliban - Prospero's slave

  • 'His art is of such power.'
    • Caliban - afraid of Prospero.
  • Caliban is reminded of his role in the hierarchy on the island through the repeated use of 'slave' and 'monster.'
Last line of the play

Last line of the play

  • 'Let your indulgence set me free'
    • The last line of the play is both Prospero asking to be freed from the island before returning to Milan, and Shakespeare pleading the audience to show their gratitude and appreciation by clapping.
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Key Words

1.1

Key Words

1.1.1Key Words 11.1.2Key Words 21.1.3Key Words 31.1.4Key Words 4
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Context & Overview

2.1

Context & Overview

2.1.1Overview2.1.2Context
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Act 1

3.1

Act 1 Analysis

3.1.1Overview3.1.2Scene 13.1.3Scene 2
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Act 2

4.1

Act 2 Analysis

4.1.1Overview4.1.2Scene 14.1.3Scene 2
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Act 3

5.1

Act 3 Analysis

5.1.1Overview5.1.2Scene 15.1.3Scene 25.1.4Scene 3
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Act 4

6.1

Act 4 Analysis

6.1.1Overview6.1.2Scene 1
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Act 5

7.1

Act 5 Analysis

7.1.1Overview7.1.2Scene 17.1.3The Epilogue
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Key Characters

8.1

Major Characters

8.1.1Prospero8.1.2Miranda8.1.3Caliban8.1.4Ariel8.1.5Ferdinand8.1.6Alonso
8.2

Minor Characters

8.2.1Antonio8.2.2Stephano8.2.3Sebastian8.2.4Gonzalo8.2.5Trinculo
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Themes

9.1

Major Themes

9.1.1Power9.1.2Magic9.1.3Status, Race & Pronouns9.1.4Comedy9.1.5Freedom vs Servitude9.1.6Revenge
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Authorial Method

10.1

Authorial Method

10.1.1Genre & Time10.1.2Music & Illusion
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Recap: Main Quotes

11.1

Characters Quotes

11.1.1Prospero - Quotes11.1.2Miranda - Quotes11.1.3Caliban - Quotes11.1.4Ariel - Quotes11.1.5Ferdinand - Quotes11.1.6Alonso - Quotes11.1.7Antonio - Quotes11.1.8Stephano - Quotes11.1.9Sebastian - Quotes11.1.10Gonzalo - Quotes11.1.11Trinculo - Quotes
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Text Structure - Quotes

11.2.1Power - Quotes11.2.2Magic - Quotes11.2.3Race & Pronouns - Quotes11.2.4Comedy - Quotes11.2.5Servitude - Quotes11.2.6Reconciliation & Revenge - Quotes

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Comedy - Quotes

Reconciliation & Revenge - Quotes