Antonio - Quotes
English Lit: AQA GCSE The Tempest, topic 11.1.7
Key Quotations - Antonio
Here are three key quotations that highlight aspects of Antonio's character:
'We all were sea-swallowed'
- 'We all were sea-swallowed, though some cast again, / And by that destiny to perform an act / Whereof what's past is prologue, what to come / In yours and my discharge.'
- Antonio views the shipwreck as an opportunity to assert his power, the structures of the court have been knocked down and now is his chance to take control.
'Let's all sink wi' th' king.'
- Antonio: 'Let's all sink wi' th' king.'
- Sebastian: 'Let's take leave of him.'
- This exchange highlights how opportunistic Sebastian and Antonio are - Sebastian very quickly gives up his loyalty as soon as Antonio suggests it.
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