The Tempest

Act 3, Scene 2 - true or false?

Look at the statements below and decide whether they are true or false. When you have done
this explain how you know that they are true/false using your knowledge of the scene so far.

Statement True? False? Reason/evidence

He mocks him as a "ridiculous monster" and

Stephano is taking advantage of gets Caliban to promise to show Trinculo and
Caliban because he is drunk. himself the island.

Caliban hates Trinculo as he believes he is a

Caliban looks up to Trinculo. plague/spirit sent to bother and torment him.

In their drunkenness, they argue as Stephano

Trinculo and Stephano are declares himself "lord of the island" and tells
arguing. Trinculo he will be hanged if he con nues to
torment Caliabn.
Killing Prospero is Caliban's idea. He told them
Killing Prospero is Stephano’s they can take away his magic books, kill him
idea. and then MIranda will be Stephano's queen
and he will be lord of the island.

Caliban explains to the men that without

Caliban explains about Prospero’s magic Prospero is helpless, so if they take
magical powers. away his magic books, they can kill him.

Due to their drunkenness, all three characters

The three characters are very seem to be arguing at various points in the
argumentative. play.

Caliban feels that Prospero came on the island

Caliban feels that Prospero and took what was righ ully his and for that
deserved the island. he hates Prospero and MIranda.

Caliban assures the men that in due

Caliban plans to kill Prospero me(within the half hour), Prospero will be
when he is asleep. asleep and they can kill him.

Miranda is one of the main Caliban promised Stephano that Miranda

reasons why they want to kill would be at his side and become his wife and
Prospero. queen of the island.

Caliban is scared of the noises Caliban us not afraid of the noises but describe
that the island sometimes makes. them as the beau ful sounds of the island.
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