1. Short-response prompt Read the following passage from Act I, scene ii of The Tempest, in which Caliban confronts Prospero about the way Prospero has treated him. CALIBAN . . . This island’s mine, by Sycorax my mother, Which thou takest from me. When thou camest first, Thou strokedst me and madest much of me, wouldst give me Water with berries in’t, and teach me how To name the bigger light, and how the less, That burn by day and night: and then I loved thee And show’d thee all the qualities o’ the isle, The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile: Cursed be I that did so! All the charms Of Sycorax, toads, beetles, bats, light on you! For I am all the subjects that you have, Which first was mine own king: and here you sty me In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me The rest o’ the island. (. . .) PROSPERO Abhorred slave, Which any print of goodness wilt not take, Being capable of all ill! I pitied thee, Took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each hour One thing or other: when thou didst not, savage, Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like A thing most brutish, I endow’d thy purposes With words that made them known. But thy vile race, Though thou didst learn, had that in’t which good natures Could not abide to be with; therefore wast thou Deservedly confined into this rock, Who hadst deserved more than a prison. CALIBAN You taught me language; and my profit on’t Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you For learning me your language! Discuss The Tempest’s themes of colonialism and the use of language to dominate others. Then analyze how those themes are developed in the passage. Be sure to use specific details from the passage in your response. 2. Short-response prompt Read the following passage from Act I, scene ii of The Tempest, in which Prospero summons Caliban. PROSPERO . . . Come on; We’ll visit Caliban my slave, who never Yields us kind answer. MIRANDA ‘Tis a villain, sir, I do not love to look on. PROSPERO But, as ’tis, We cannot miss him: he does make our fire, Fetch in our wood and serves in offices That profit us. What, ho! slave! Caliban! Thou earth, thou! speak. CALIBAN [Within] There’s wood enough within. PROSPERO Come forth, I say! there’s other business for thee: Come, thou tortoise! when? (. . .) Thou poisonous slave, got by the devil himself Upon thy wicked dam, come forth! From the passage, identify words and phrases that refer to Caliban. Then, analyze how the choice of words shapes readers’ first impression of Caliban and shows Prospero and Miranda’s attitude toward him. Be sure to use details from the passage to support your analysis. 3. Short-response prompt Watch the video of the Balinese production of The Tempest. Then, describe the production’s portrayal of Ariel and analyze how the portrayal is created. Use specific details from elements of the production, such as the use of stagecraft, music, and costumes, and the acting style, to support your analysis.
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