The Tempest Week 1 Revision Resource

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  • Created on: 03-11-20 20:26
What is a tempest?
A violent windy storm. From the Latin "tempestas".
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What does Elizabethan mean?
relating to or characteristic of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
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What is a playwright?
A person who writes plays.
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What is a Renaissance man?
a person with many talents or areas of knowledge.
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What is a protagonist?
the lead character in a text.
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What is tragedy? (in the context of a play)
A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow.
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What is comedy? (in the context of a play)
a play characterised by its humorous tone and its depiction of amusing people or incidents, in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity.
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What 2 things happened?
1. A vicious storm shipwrecks a ship carrying Alonso, Antonio, Sebastian, Gonzalo, Trinculo, Stephano, and others.
2. Prospero tells Miranda the story of his lost
Dukedom, when his brother Antonio betrayed him.
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