Character Analysis (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Prospero's character transformation throughout The Tempest
Prospero's character transformation throughout The Tempest
From revenge-focused to embracing forgiveness and mercy
What Caliban symbolises in the play
What Caliban symbolises in the play
Native inhabitant of a colonised land
Ariel's nature and symbolic role
Ariel's nature and symbolic role
Spirit/nymph embodying magic and illusion
Miranda's key character traits
Miranda's key character traits
Innocence and isolation
What many critics say Prospero represents
What many critics say Prospero represents
Shakespeare himself as a playwright
Reason for Caliban's enslavement
Reason for Caliban's enslavement
His attempted sexual assault on Miranda
Initial relationship between Prospero & Caliban
Initial relationship between Prospero & Caliban
Mutually beneficial knowledge exchange
How Shakespeare presents Ariel's gender in text
How Shakespeare presents Ariel's gender in text
Deliberately ambiguous/unassigned
Antonio's character and role
Antonio's character and role
Prospero's betrayer; represents ruthless ambition
Ferdinand's role and outcome
Ferdinand's role and outcome
Miranda's love interest; their marriage = happy ending