Key Quotations (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What does 'art' refer to in Prospero's phrase 'provision of my art / So safely ordered'?
What does 'art' refer to in Prospero's phrase 'provision of my art / So safely ordered'?
His magical powers
What technique is used in 'What cares these roarers for the name of king?'
What technique is used in 'What cares these roarers for the name of king?'
Personification of waves
What does Caliban's reference to Setebos being controlled by Prospero's magic demonstrate?
What does Caliban's reference to Setebos being controlled by Prospero's magic demonstrate?
Colonial power dynamics
'Hell is empty and all the devils are here' suggests human wickedness surpasses what?
'Hell is empty and all the devils are here' suggests human wickedness surpasses what?
Demonic evil
What paradox does 'You taught me language, and my profit on't / Is I know how to curse' reveal?
What paradox does 'You taught me language, and my profit on't / Is I know how to curse' reveal?
Tools of civilisation become resistance
What does 'The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance' indicate about forgiveness?
What does 'The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance' indicate about forgiveness?
It requires greater moral strength
What does Prospero's breaking his staff and drowning his book symbolise?
What does Prospero's breaking his staff and drowning his book symbolise?
Return to humanity and mortality
Why is Miranda's 'O wonder! How many goodly creatures' speech dramatically ironic?
Why is Miranda's 'O wonder! How many goodly creatures' speech dramatically ironic?
The nobles include treacherous villains
What does Caliban's 'the isle is full of noises' speech reveal about his character?
What does Caliban's 'the isle is full of noises' speech reveal about his character?
Poetic sensitivity and aesthetic sense
What is the meta-theatrical significance of Prospero's epilogue 'Now my charms are all o'erthrown'?
What is the meta-theatrical significance of Prospero's epilogue 'Now my charms are all o'erthrown'?
Breaks fourth wall, actor acknowledges