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Act III:Scene 1
Miranda. This is in
contrast

Ferdinand carrying wood willingly

ith Ferdins
with prove his love for
to
The love between
The
scene
ne
opens
s e sw h i c h accompanied Caliban's toil at the fthe preceding scene.
beginning of reconciliation. The purity
o t h ecurses
w h i c h

Miranda
is part ofthe play's larger pattern of atonement and
Ferdinana nd fathers' generation.
l
their love
oftheir
atones suspicions, hostilities and betrayals of their
for the
innocenceof
out his design.
ere in his godlike role, overseeing
here two of the creatures carrying
and 1s
S C e n

rasypero

Scene 1. Before Prospero's Cell

Enter Ferdinand, bearing a log
labour.
Ferdinand
1. sports: here, physical
are painful, and their
off: display by
contrast.
sports
There be
some .sets
occupations.
labour here, humble
baseness:

of: some kinds of baseness matters: things despised.

Delight in them
sets
3. poor
results.
and most poor matters ends: aim at noble
Are nobly undergone;
4. point to rich
ends. This my mean task
Point to rich
odious, but mean: lowly, humble, poor.
to me as
Would be as heavy
what's dead, 5. odious: hateful.
which I serve quickens
The mistress for whom.
she is 6. which: archaic
makes labours pleasures: O,
And my interest to.
quickens: imparts strong
a
crabbed-
than her fathers
Ten times more gentle what's dead: what is
dull.
I must remove

And he's composed of harshness! 8. gentle: kind.

themup,
thousands of these logs and pile crabbed: bad-tempered.
10 Some
mistress the
sore injunction: against
sweet
a sore injunction: my 11. upon a
Upon such threat of a severe punishment.
when she sees me
work, and says,
Weeps sore injunction: task
involing
baseness punishment.
Had never like executor. I forget: 12. baseness: contemptible
work
refresh my
sweet thoughts
do even similar.
But these 13. like: same,
executor. performer.
labours,
do it. Most busy least: least busy.
15 Most busy least, when I 15.
I do it: busiest
at Most busy least, when
and Prospero
Enter Miranda; when I am least busy.
a distance, unseen

plCaR
Alas, now, pray you,
Miranda
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Work not hard: I would the lightning had

so

Burnt up those logs that you are enjoind to pile! 18. enjoind: ordered,

'tray, set it down and rest you: when this burns,

20 Tvill weep for having wearied you. My tather
Is hard at 22. Hes safe: Miranda
study; pray now, rest yoursel
Hes safe for these three hours. Ferdinand and shemeans tha
against Prospero's threatsould t
Ferdinand O most dear mistress,
safe: out of the way.
The sun will set before I shall discharge 24. discharge: carry out.
25 What I must strive to do.
Miranda If you'll sit down,
Tll bear your logs the while: 27. the whilk:
pray, give me that; at the time.
Tll carry it to the
pile.
Ferdinand No, precious creature;
30 Thad rather crack my sinews, break my back, 30. sineuws: muscles.
Than you should such dishonour 31. dishonour: menial work.
undergo,
While I sit lazy by.
Miranda It would become me
33. it would become me: it would
As well as it does suit-
you: and I should do it become: be appropriate to.
35 With much more ease; for
my good will is
to it,
35. good will: inclination.

And yours it is
against.
Prospero Aside PaarwOE, thou art infected! 37. worm: here, a term of piry.
This visitation shows it. r o thou art infected: you have caughr
Miranda You look wearily. infection of love.

Ferdinand infected: touched with love.

40 No, noble mistress, tis fresh morning with me 38. This visitation: here, "visiti
Mirandas coming to see Ferdinan.
When you are by at night. I do beseech
you- 41. by: nearby.
Chiefly that I might set it in my prayers
What is your name?
45. hest: command.
Miranda Miranda.-O my father,
to say so: by saying so.
45 I have broke your hest to say so!
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F e r d i n a n d Admired Miranda!
with admiration.
the top of admiration! worth 46. Admired: regarded
Indeed 47. admiration: wonder.
What's dearest to the world! Full many a lady
have
49. Thave eyed: T
seen.

with best regard; and many time

Ihaveeyed a regard: attention.

harmonyof their tongues hath into bondage 50. harmony: music.

50
Brought my too diligent ear: for several virtues
bondage: captivity.
51. diligent: attentive.
Have I liked several women; never any
several: separate.
With so full soul, but some defect in her
52. several: various.

Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed 53. With so fullsoul: wholeheartedly.
55 Andput
it to
the foil. bu you, O you, 54. quarel with: go against.
owed: owned.
and ao peeriesslarecreated
So perfect it.
creature's best! 55. put it to thefoil: defeated
Of every 56. perfect: fawless.
I do not know peerless: matchless.
Miranda
of the best
Ofevery creatures best:
out
sex; no womans face remember, 57.
One ot my features in all others.
mine own; nor have I seen
from my glass, mirror.
60 Save, 60. from my glass: in my
than you, good friend,
More that I may call 62. features: human shapes.
men

how features are abroad, abroad: in the outside

world.
And my dear father:
63. Iam skilless of I
am ignorant of.
I am skilless of; but, by my modesty-
wish skilless: ignorant.
dower-I would not
The jewel in my 64. in my dower: in my
inheritance.

in the world but you; 67. ike of admire, enjoy.

65 Any companion
Nor can imagination
form
of. But I prattle
Besides yourself, to like
and my
Something wildly,too
I therein do forget.
shape a
prattle: to talk needlessly.
68. Something: somewhat.
precepts: instructions.
father's precepts
in my condition: as regards my social
status.

endure: i.e. it it were

72. would no
condition more
I in my
70 Ferdinand am
not for your sake.
think, a king;
A prince, Miranda; I do 73. wooden slavery:
the labour ofcarrying
endure
no m o r e
so!-and would logs of wood.
Twould, not
let.
Ihis wooden slavery
than to sufter suffer: allow, permit,
soul 74. flsh-fy: blow-Hy.
mouth. Hear my
The Hesh-fy blow my
blow: deposit eggs(in). pollute,
speak: did
contaminate.

that I saw you,

Ihe very instant
 The len.

78
resides,
there
service;

My
heart fy to your and for your
sake

me slave to it;
lo make a carrier of
78. log-man: logs of e.
this patient
log-man.
Am I
love me?
Do you
Miranda

Ferdinand witness to this sound,

81. crown: bless.
earth, bear
80 O heaven, O event,
kind
And crown what I profess with kind event: good result.
invert 82. hollowly: here, falseBly
IfI speak true! if hollowly,
What best is boded me to mischief 1, invert: turn.

what else i' the world, 82-83. invert what best is boded .
Beyond all limit of
mischief turn all the best fortune
85 Do love, prize, honour you.
is promised to me into evil,
Miranda I am a fool
boded: promised.
To weep at what I am glad of.
Aside] Fair encounter
Prospero 88. rare: marvellous.
Of rwo most rare affections! Heavens rain grace
rare affections: rare loving hearts
90 On that which breeds between em! grace: bless.
Ferdinand Wherefore weep you? 90. breeds: grows.
that which breeds between' em:
Miranda
which has arisen between them
At mine unworthiness that dare not offer
is growing
What I desire to give; and much less take
91. Wherefore: why.
What I shall die to want. But this is trifling
95 And all the more it seeks to hide itself,
94. to wvant: forwanting.
The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful trifling: idle talk.
cunning. 96-97. Hence..innocence: so away w
And prompt me, plain and holy innocence! Cunning display of bashfulnes
-

I am your let my simple and sacred innoc

wife, if you will marry me;
be my aid!
If not, I'll die your maid: to be
your fellow 99. I will die your maid: I will dke
100 You may deny me; but I'll be
your servant, maiden that is, without ever ge
Whether you will or no. married.
maid: servant.
Ferdinand My mistress, dearest; maris

And I thus humble ever yourfellow: your partner in

100. deny: refuse.
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Miranda My husband, then?

Ferdinand

Ay,
with a heart as willing
105
eer of freedom: here's my hand. slave
As bondage
a
106. As bondage éer of freedom: as
is desirous of gaining freedom.
Miranda

bondage: a captive.
And mine, with my heart int: and now farewell
107. mine: my hand.
hour hence.
Till half an
Ferdinand A thousand thousand!

Exeunt Ferdinand and Miranda severally severally: separately.

Prospero

110 So glad of this as they I cannot be, 110. glad: unexpected joy.
Who are surprised withal; but my rejoicing 111. withal: besides.
can be more. I'l to my book;
At nothing 112. my book: i.e., of magic.
supper-time must I perform the plan.
appertaining relating
For yet ere to
114.
Much business appertaining.
Exit
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nowsees
a chance of taking
Caliban
revenge
Caliba

drinking
drinking. ros cell,
cell, where Stephano can pe n
still Prosperos

get tidrid o
king of island and
are

king of the
to
T i n c u l o
him
lead
Stephano,
and
that he
can
can
become

marry M
Caliban.

tels
Sicphano
Thus
Stephano
conspirators
conspiratos
away by the sound of his
y by.
tabor and
er,
master
and
lurer
sleeps. dsthe
the
leads
while
the timc,
this
(Prospero) all
all
listening
has been
Ariel. who

island.
Anotherpart
ofthe
Scene2.
Stephano, andTrinculo 1. the but: the cask (of wine
Caliban,
Enter is out: is finished;

Stephano we
will when the butt is out: when allth.
the butt is
out,
me;-when
therefore
in the cask is consumed.
Tell not
before:
water;
not a drop 3. bear up: press close.
drink 'em.-Servant-monster,

board board em: attack them

bear up, and
drink to me.
4. folly: fool.
Trinculo 5. butfhve: only hve (persons).
S e r v a n t - m o n s t e r ! the folly
of this island! They
three 6. brained: in the same conditio:
this isle: we are

5say there's butfve

upon
the brain.
other two be brained like
us,
ofthem; ifth' totters: shakes.
state totters.
8. set: fixed.

Stephano setin thy head: fixed and staring

when I bid thee: thy head: Your eya
Drink, eyes are..in thy
servant-monster,

eyes are almost set in thy head. staring blankly as if they

were

your head.
Trinculo
9-10. abrave monster: a handsome mo
Where should they be set else? he were a brave
10 monster, indeed, if they were set in his tail.

12. sack: kind of wine.

Stephano a

My man-monster hath drowned his tongue in 13. recover: reach.

sack: for my part, the sea cannot drown me; distance otä
14. eagues: A league is a
Iswam, ere I could recover theshore, five-and- three miles.
thirty leagues of and on. By this light, thou 15. standard: flag.
15 shalt be my lieutenant, monster, or my standard. 16. fyou list: ifyou like.
pable

he is incap
Trinculo be's no standard:

Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard, Standing on his legs.

4

Stephano
e'll not run,
Monsieur Monster.
Trinculo

Nor go r
neither; but you'll lie, like
say nothing neither. dogs and yet 18. go: walk.
Stephano lie: lie down.
Moon-calt, speak once in thy life, if thou
a good m0on-calf. beest 20.
moon-calf a deformed creature.
Caliban
How does thy honour? Let me lick thy shoe.
I'll not serve him; he's not valiant.

Trinculo
hou liest, most ignorant monster: I in case am

ktojustle a constable. Why thou deboshed fish, 24. in case: in the condition.
hou, was there ever man a coward that hath 24-25. I am..constable: I am not in the
drunk so much sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell condition to fight with a policemaD/
a monstrous lie, being but half a fish and half 25. deboshed: immoral.
a monster? 28. monstrous: outrageous, such as
monster would utter.
Caliban
Lo, how he mocks me! wilt thou let him, my
lord?
Trinculo
should be 30. quoth: said.
30 Lord' quoth hel-That a monster
a natural: an idiot.
such a natural!

Caliban
Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I prithee.

Stephano head: if 32. keep... head: talk civilly.

good in your the
rinculo, keep a tongue
33. the next tree:
to be hanged on next

next tree!
The poor
uprove a mutineer,-the tree.
sufter
he shall not
nSter's my subject and
indignity.
36. hearken: listen.
Caliban
3 thou be pleased to
Ithank my noble lord. Wilt to
thee?
suit: request.

suit I made
hearken once again to the
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37. Marry:
a
ath (by B
mild oath ( '

stand,
Virgin Mary)
it: I will
Stephano repeat
will1: kneeland
Marry,
Trinculo.
shall
and so Enter Aricl, invisible

toa tyrant,
Caliban subject 40. sorcerer: magician.
thee
betore, I am
cheated
AsI told hath
cunning

40-a
sorcerer,
that byhis
island.
me of the
Thou liest.
Ariel

Caliban thou:
monkey,
Thou liest,
thou jesting
thee!
master
would destroy
valiant
I would my
I do not lie.

Stephano more ins tale, 46. supplant: knock

out.

trouble him any

45 Trinculo, if you teeth.
this hand, I will supplant someofyour
by
Trinculo Why, I said nothing.

Stephano
Mum, then, and no m o r e . - [To Caliban]
48. Mum: silent.
Proceed.
Caliban
50 I say, by sorcery he got this isle;
will 53. thing i.e., Trinculo.
From me got it. if thy greatness
he
this thing: creature.
Revenge it on him,-for I know thou darest,
Bur this thing dare not,

Stephano Thats most certain.

Caliban
55 Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve thee.
6. compassed: accomplished.
Stephano $7. party: person concerned.
How now shall this be compassed? ertoj
Canst thou bring me to the parry? S8. yield him thee: hand him o

Caliban
Yea, yea, my lord: I'll yield him thee asleep,
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A c tI l :S c e n

Where thou mayst

knock a nail into
60 A r i e l
Thou liest; thou his bead.
canst not.
Caliban
hat a pied ninny's this! Thou
I do beseech thy
patch! scurvy 61. pied: spotted.
greatness,
And take his bottle from him:give him blows
when pied ninny: motley fool.
He shall drink naught but that's gone
brine; sCurvy patch: a rotten fool.
show himn for 'll not 64. brine: sea water
which is saltish in
65 Where the quick freshes taste.
are
Stephano 65. quick freshes: streams of fresh water

Trinculo, run into no further

danger:
which is drinkable.
the monster one word further, and,interrupt
by this
hand, I'll turn my mercy out o doors and make
68. TU turn
mercy out of doors: I will drive
a stock-fish of thee. mercy out of my heart.
69. stock-fish: dried and salted cod.
Trinculo
70 Why, what did I? I did nothing. Ill go further
off.
Stephano Didst thou not say he lied?
Ariel Thou liest.
Stephano
Do I so? take thou that. [Strikes Trinculo) 74. give me the lie: contradict me.

As you like this, give me the lie another time.

74. 0ut o your wits: you have lost your
Trinculo
wits.
75 I did not give the lie-Out o your wits, and
76. a plague o'your bottle: may a curse
hearingtoo?-A plague o' your bottle! this can befall your botle of wine!.
sack and drinking do.-A murrain on your
77. sack: wine.
monster, and the devil take your fingers! murrain: curse.

Caliban Ha, ha, h!

Stephano
Now, forward with your
tale. [7o Triculo)
Prithee, stand further off.
Caliban
time
Deat him enough: after a little
I'Il beat him too.
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proceed.
further.-Come,

Stand
Stephano

Caliban with him, knock out his

'tis a
custom
86. brain
him: ains
85 Why, as I told thee, brain
Tth: In the.
thou mayst
to sleep: there
'th'afternoon paunch him: rip up
his belly.
88.
him, log
with
stake: a sharp piece of wood.
a
books, or
first seized his
Having with a stake,
Batter his skull,
or paunch him
Remember
89. wezand: wind-pipe.
Or cut his wezand with thy knife.
without them
his books; for
90 First to possess
not drunkard.
I am, nor hath 91. sot: a
Hes but a sot, as
hate him
One spirit to
command: they all do 93. rootedly: deeply.
l:--burn but his books. but: only.
As rootedly as

so he calls them-- 94. brave

utensile: fine implements.
He has brave utensils,-for utensils: "ools" or "implements'
he'll deck withal:
95 Which, when he has a house, adorn, decorate.
consider is 95. deck: cover,

And that deeply to

most
Which..withal: with which heil
he himself
The beauty of his daughter; adorn his house when he has one.
Calls her nonpareil: I never saw a woman,
a
96. And....consider is: the thing mot
But only Sycorax my dam and she worth considering, the greatest

100 But she as far surpasseth Sycorax attraction.

As great'st does least. 98. nonpareil: paragon; a matchles

woman.
Stephano
lass? Monster, I will kill this
brave 99. dam: mother.
Is it so a
the

man: his daughter

and I will be king and 101. As..least: as the greatest surpasses
Trinculo and lowest.
queen,save our graces!-and
be viceroys.-Dost thou like the brave a lass: beautiful a gur.
105 thyself shall 102. so so

plot, Trinculo? brave: noble, worthy, excellent.

veour
God prese
Excellent.
104. save ourgraces: may
Trinculo
excellencies.
Stephano . "B
Give me thy hand: I am sorry I beat thee; but, 108. keep a good tonque in thy Deu
while thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy polite in your speech.
head.
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A c t Jcen

C a l i b a n

this half hour will he be aslecp: honour: i swear by my

Within on
mine
I11.
him then?
thou destroy honour.
Wilt
110

Ay, on mine honour.

Stephano

This will I tell my master.

Ariel 114. jocund: merry.

the catch: the song.

Caliban

makest me merry; I am full of pleasure: troll the catch: sing the song
Thou
troll the catch short time ago.
be jocund: will you 115. while-ere: a

Let us
me but while-ere?
taught justified
115 You
treatment,
reasonable
116. reason:

course ot action.
Stephano
monster, I will do reason, any
Atthy request, 118. flout: mock.
Trinculo, let us sing. [Sings
reason.-Come on, scout: ridicule.

Flout 'em and scout em, them and flout

them: mock at

119. scout
lout em;
And scout em and them and challenge them.
Thought is free.
120
Caliban
That's not the tune.
tabor: type of small
drum, especially
tune on a tabor and pipe
[Ariel plays the used in revelling.

What is this same:

Stephano
Trinculo
of our catch, played by
This is the tune
catch: musical round.
123.
the picture of Nobody. allusion to the print of
124. Nobody: an

Stephano likeness:
nobody.
showthyself thy
in invisible
/ t thou beest
some
a man, the picture of Nobody:
list.
if thou beest a devil, take't as thou person.

me my sins! 126. take't: take my

renmark.
Trinculo O, forgive
list: wish.
Stephano
e that dies pays all debts: I defy thee.- as thou list: as you please.

Mercy upon us.

130 Caliban Art thou afeard?
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Act

not 1.
monster,
No,
Stephano
Caliban
of noises,
Be not afeard; the isle is full 132. afeard: afraid. AlC
and
Sounds and sweet airs, that give
delight str
noises: musical sounds.
hurt not. prc
A
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
135 Will hum about mine ears, and sometime
voices 134. twangling producing arious
sounds. tm
That, ifI then had waked after long sleep,
135. hum: produce Singing sounds
Will make me sleep again: and then, in

dreaming,
The clouds methought would open and show
riches 138. methought: It seemed to me,
Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked,
140 I cried to dream again.

Stephano
This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where
I shall have my music for nothing.
141. brave: fine, splendid, impresive.
Caliban When Prospero is destroyed. 142. for nothing: without having to p
for it.
Stephano
That shall be by and by: I remember the story.
Trinculo 144. by and by: presently.
145 The sound is going away; lers follow it, and
after do our work.

Stephano
Lead, monster; well follow.-I would I could
see this taborer; he lays it on.
147. taborer: player of a tabor.
Trinculo
lays it on: plays fast and passionac
[To Caliban] Wilt come? I'l follow, Stephano.
Exeunt
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Act III: Scene

3 and
see
s e v
erai
e r a

music

hear a
the banquet vanishes-anothe
vanishes-another
solemn
or
for Ferdinand,
banquet
followed by
with searching
tired out
food the
touch the
d i s t r a c t e d ,

c o m p a n y

nd
his
in a banquet.
Before they can

Alonso
ay
rushes away
caring
shapes bea of sin'.
convicts the 'three men
Ariel
tricks.
'smagic under Prospero's spel.
s Sebastian.
All dhree are

and
Anton

island
3.
Another part ofthe
Scene Gonzalo,
Sebastian,
Antonio,
Alonso,
Fnter Francisco, and others
Adrian,
Virgin
little lady:by
By'rlakin: by
our

Gonzalo 1.
no further, sir;
I can go Mary man

By'r lakin, indeed where a

here's a maze trod, a place
labyrinth;
bones ache: 2. maze:

My old and
meanders! By your
loses his way.
forth-rights
Through straight paths.
3. forth-ights:
patience, meanders: wandering paths.
must
rest me.
I needs
blame thee, 6. attach'd: seized.
Old lord, I
cannot

5 Alonso weariness, the blunting

attachd with
myself 7. the dulling of my spirits:
Who am
down, and
rest.
sit
ofmy spirits:
of my senses.

To the dulling keep it

off my hope, and be my fHaterer.

Even here I will put

to
drown'd 9. for my flatterer:
flatterer: he is
No longer for my mocks 10. stray: wander.

to find,
and the s e a
10 Whom thus w e stray

search o n land.
Well, let him go. 11. frustrate: frustrated.

Our frustrate

Antonio
that he's s o
Aside to Sebastian] I am right glad
out of hope. 13. repulse: deteat.
the purpose
Do not, for one repulse, forego purpose: i n t e n t i o n .

That you resolved to effect.

Sebastian 15. advantage: right m o m e n t .

Aside to Antoniol The next advantage 16. throughly: thoroughly
Will we take throughly.
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Antonio 18. travel: journeying.

Let it be to-nightg
Aside to Sebastian]
with travel, they 19. vigilance: watchfulness.
oppressd
For, n o w they
are

c a n n o t , use
such vigilance
Will not, nor

20 As when they are fresh.

Sebastian
no more.
Aside to Antonio] I say, to-night:
mustc
Solemn and strange

Alonso
hark!
What harmony is this? My good friends,
Marvellous sweet music!
23. Marvellous: extremely
Gonzalo several: various.
invisible. Enter several
Enter Prospero above, gentle: courteous.

srange Shapes, banguet; they dance

bringing in a
and,
about it with gentle actions ofsalutatio;
inviting the King, land others) to eat, they depart
Alonso
Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were these?
Sebastian
25 A living drollery. Now I will believe
That there are unicorns, that in Arabia
24. kind keepers: good angels.
25. drollery: here used to mean a puper
show
26. unicorn: a non-existent anima
believed to have a horses bodyani
a single, straight horn on its head
27. the phoenix's throne: the nest ofa
phoenix high on a tree.

There is one tree, the phoenix throne, one phoenix: a non-existent bird.
According to a myth, there is only
phoenix one bird ofthis kind at any one tie
At this hour reigning there.
It lives for five or six hundred yea
Antonio T'l believe both; in the Arabian desert and then burm
arise
30 And what does else want credit, come to me, itselt to death. From its ashes,
another bird of the same kind; and
And I'll be sworn 'tis true: travellers ne'er did lie,
the same process is then repeatcd
Though fools at home condemn 'em.
30. want: lack.
Gonzalo If in Naples credit: credibility.
I should report this now, would want credit: fail to gain beliet.
they believe me? about
35 IfI should say, I saw such islanders COme to me: come and ask me

it.
For, certes, these are people of the island-
36. certes: certainly.
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ho, though they are of monstrous

note, shape, yet, 37. gentle-kind: courteous.

38. generation: race.

1heir manner are more
gentle-kind than of
human generation you shall find 41. s0me of you: i.c.
Antonio and
Our
Sebastian.
Many, nay, almost any.
43. muse: wonder at.
0 Prospero Asidel Honest lord, 45. want: here used to mean lack.

Thou hast said well; for some of you there 46. dumb discourse: conveying their
present means ofa dumb
show
meaning by
Are worse than devils, and without speaking.
47. Praise in departing: be careful how
Alonso I cannot too much muse
you praise!
Such shapes, such gesture and such sound,
48. strangely: unusually.
expressing 50. viands: eatables.
Although they want the use of tongue-a kind stomachs: appetite, desire(for food).
Of excellent dumb discourse. 53. Faith, sir, you need not fear: here,
the

word "faith' is used to mean "surely.

Prospero [Aside) Praise in departing.
55. Dew-lappid: having big lumps offlesh
Francisco They vanishd strangely. hanging at the necks.
of flesh,
56. Wallets of flesh: large
masses

Sebastian No matter, since

looking like bags.
their viands behind; for we have
50 They have left of we now hear
55-59. which now...warrant

stomachs. from every traveller, heavily

ensured

Willt please you taste of what is here? for a long and hazardous journey,

Not I. stories of such incredible things, and

Alonso stated
guaranteeing that
what they
Gonzalo was the truth.
When we were
not fear. Each
Fith, sir, you need
one:
Note: Each putter-out.for
certain amount

boys, mountaineers
traveller used to set a

three,
Who would believe that there
were
of money. They were assured
bulls, whose throats had four or five times the sum on their
Dew-lapp'd like did not return
hanging at 'em safe return. If they
such men was
forfeited..
their money
Wallets of fAesh? or that there were
which now

Whose heads stood in their breasts? 58. putter-out: investor.

we find us 59. warrant: guarantee.

for one will bring
Each putter-out of five

Good warrant of.

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90
start.
60. stand to:
and feed, 61. Albhoughmy last:
act: i.e. althoue
60 Alonso I will stand
to

matter, since I fecl

although my
meal, if it is the last food
my last:
no
Although the duke, The best: i.e. the best
lord 62.
The best is past.-Brother,
my part of my k
harpy: a mythical monste
Stand to and do as we.
body of a woman and the with
Thunderand lighrning. Enter
Ariel, like a harpy; laws of a bird. wingy a
the table: and, with quaint
a
quaint: clever.
claps his wines upon
aevice, the banquet vanishes

Ariel
You are three men ofsin, whom Destiny, 65. to instrument: as its (i.e. Deti

65 That hath to instrument this lower world instrument.

And what is in't-the never-surfeited

sea G6. the never-surfeitedsea: the sea
whig
island never feels over-satisfied with w
Hath caused to belch up you; and on this
it swallows.
Where man doth not inhabit-you 'mongst
men
65-66.
20 never..you: (whom Destiny) b
most unfit to live. I have made you
mad;
Being caused the ever hungry sea to vonig
70 And with such-like valour men'hang and
even
up
drown 67. belch 1p: throw up.
Their proper selves. 68. inhabit: dwell.
Alonso, Sebastian c . draw their swords 71. Their proper selves: i.e. their true
You fools! I and my fellows nature.

Are ministers of Fate: the elements, 73. ministers of Fate: instruments o

Of whom your swords are temperd, may as destiny.

elements: substance, raw material.
well
74. whom: which.
75 Wound the loud winds, or with bemockd-at
temper 'd: formed.
stabs
Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish
75. bemockd-at-stabs: sword-thtus"
which are mocked at.
One dowle thats in my plume: my fellow-
76. still-closing; always coming togeu
ministers
(after being divided).
Are like invulnerable. If you could hurt, 77. dowle: small bit of down i.e. abirds
Your swords are now too massy for your soft feathers.
strengths 78. like: equally.
80 And will not be uplifted. But remember invulnerable: unconquerable.
For thats my business to you-that you three 79. massy: massive.
From Milan did supplant good Prospero; 81. business: mission, errand.
Exposed unto the sea, which hath requit it, 83. requit: repaid.
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child: for which foul

St
Him
nd his nnocent 85. powers: (usually plural) gods, deities,
deed
divinities.
T h e powers,d e l
owers, delaying, not
forgetting, have
86. incensed: entaged.
St Incensed
the seas and shores, yea, all the
all the creatures: all creation.
creatures,

that.
88. pronounce: i.e. pronounce
peace. hee of thy son, Alonso,
e your
Agairainst berefi: deprived.
do
have bereft; and
Theyhav
pronounce by me
89. Lingering: slow and prolonged.
Lingering
perdition-worse than any death Perdition: destruction; here
used to

shall step by step attend

Can
Cantbe at once, mean torture.

and your ways;

whose wraths to
guard you 90. attend: accompany.
You
from, 92. else: otherwise.

in this most desolate isle, else

falls but: i.e. there is
no

Which here, 93. is nothing

heads,-is nothing but hearts alternative, but.
Upon your
sorrow
heart-sorrow: repentance.

lite ensuing. 94. clear: pure, spotles.

And a clear music enter
in thunder; then, io soft mocks and mows: grimaces.
He vanishes mocks and
and dance, with worthily.
again, 95. Bravelyr: splendidly,
the Shapes
out the table figure: portrayal, rendering,
mows,
and carrying
presentation.

Prospero hast thou 96. grace: beauty.

ofthis harpy
95 LAridel Bravely the figure devouring; absorbing.
grace it
had, devouring:
Performd, my Ariel;
a
97. bated: omitted.
bated
i n s t r u c t i o n hast
thou nothing with life-like

Of my 98. with good life:

with good life
hadst to say: so, representation.
In what thou ministers
meaner particular.
observation strange, my 99. strange: special,
And charms in position.
done. My high interior

several kinds have

meaner:

100 Their
ministers: messenger.

work,
enemies are
all knit up 100. kinds:
roles, parts.
nd these, mine charms: my powerful
magic
in my power;
they n o w are my high
in their distractions; visit
while I spels.
leave them,
And in these fits I suppose
is
101. knit up:
entangle.
they of
in their
state

Young
Ferdinand,-whom distractions:
oung 102. In their
trenzy and dismay.
drownd-
105 And his and mine loved darling Exit above
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92

107. stare: state of amazeme

nent,
Gonzalo monstrouS: supernatural.
stand
sir, why 109. billows: sea-waves.
t h e name of something holy,
it: i.e. Alonso's fault.
you
In this strange stare? 111. dreadf organ-pipe: dreadled ba,
voice like that of a organ
Alonso 0, it is monstrous,
monstrous!

112. bass: speak in a rough voice

pipe
me ofit;
AMethought the billows spoke and told
trespass: ofence.
110 The winds did sing it to me, and the thunder,
it did bass my trespass: it told my
That deep and dreadful organ-pipe. pronounced in a deep voice. fa
The name of Prospero: it did bass my trespass.
113. ooze: here, the mud at the ho
Theretore my son i' the ooze is bedded, and the sea. ttomj
Tll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded
plummet: sailor's
115 And with him there lie mudded.
114. plumbline tha
indicates the depth of the sea.
[Exit 115. mudded: buried in the mud

Sebastian But one fiend at a time,

l'l fght their legions o'er.
116-17. But...o er: Provided I can take on t
Antonio r'l be thy second. fiends one at a time, I'll fhght them
all.
Exeunt Sebastian, and Antonio fiend: devil.
Gonzalo legions: a large number.
All three of them are desperate: their 118. second:
great guilt, supporter, helper.
120 Like poison given to work a 120. given...after: administered with the
great time after,
itention that it should take eteu
Now 'gins to bite the spirits-I do beseech
you much later.
That are of suppler joints, follow them
swiftly, 121. gins: begin (to)
And hinder them from what this
ecstasy bite: erode, wear down, eat awayat
May now provoke them to. 122.
suppler: "suppler" therefore mea
125 Adrian Follow, I pray you. more flexible.
25.
ecstasy: here, mental disturbance
Exeunt