Tempest 4.1

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Discussion Questions
1.What has Prospero agreed to at the beginning of the scene? What warning does he give to Ferdinand and Miranda?
2. What instructions does Prospero have for Ariel (4.1.35-38)?
3. What happens in the show (masque) that Prospero presents for Ferdinand and Miranda (4.1.60-139)?
4. What is the subject of the show? Why is it appropriate?
5. Why does Prospero cut short the show? How do Ferdinand and Miranda respond to what happens (4.1.143-145)? How does Prospero explain the show and his actions (4.1.146-163)?
6. According to Ariel (4.1.171-184), what has happened to Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo since we last saw them?
7. What does Prospero tell Ariel to prepare for Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo? What is Prospero's reaction to what Caliban has done (4.1.188-193)? Is his reaction justified?
8. What happens when Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo come to kill Prospero? How are they driven away?
9. How does Prospero respond to his successes (4.1.262-266)?