The Tempest: Writer's Methods and Techniques (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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What do Prospero's books symbolise in The Tempest?
What do Prospero's books symbolise in The Tempest?
Knowledge and power
What does the storm represent symbolically in the play?
What does the storm represent symbolically in the play?
Chaos bringing characters to the island
What does Prospero's decision to 'drown' his books at the end symbolise?
What does Prospero's decision to 'drown' his books at the end symbolise?
Giving up magic & seeking reconciliation
How does dramatic irony function in The Tempest?
How does dramatic irony function in The Tempest?
Audience knows Prospero's control; characters don't
What effect does dramatic irony create in the play?
What effect does dramatic irony create in the play?
Tension and engagement
What do the shipwrecked nobles believe about the tempest?
What do the shipwrecked nobles believe about the tempest?
It is a natural disaster
What role does magic play in The Tempest?
What role does magic play in The Tempest?
Central role, driving the plot
What does magic symbolise in the play?
What does magic symbolise in the play?
Control and manipulation
What theme does the magical banquet emphasise?
What theme does the magical banquet emphasise?
Illusion & deceptive appearances
How is Caliban's language described?
How is Caliban's language described?
Rough and bitter
How is Ariel's speech characterised?
How is Ariel's speech characterised?
Light and lyrical
What does Caliban's line about language reveal?
What does Caliban's line about language reveal?
His anger & coloniser/colonised relationship