Key Words 1
English Lit: AQA GCSE The Tempest, topic 1.1.1
The Tempest - Key Words
Here are six key words that will be useful for interpreting The Tempest:

Absolute power
- Complete authority. There doesn’t need to be a vote, general agreement to act or make decisions.

Anagram
- A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another.

Antagonist
- A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something. In other words, an adversary.

Patriarchy
- A system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

Patriarchal
- Relating to or denoting a system of society or government controlled by men.

Patron
- A person who gives financial (monetary) or other support to a person, organisation, or cause.
The Tempest - Key Words
Here are six key words that will be useful for interpreting The Tempest:

Alchemist
- A person who transforms or creates something through a seemingly magical process.

Ambition
- A strong desire to achieve or do something.

Colonisation
– The process of settling amongst and gaining control of natives and their land/homes.

Protagonist
- The leading character.

Rebellion
- The action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention.

Reconciliation
- The restoration (getting back to) and reunion of friendly relations.
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