The Tempest - Literature Analysis
English
GCSE
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A worksheet covering The Tempest - Magic & Supernatural for GCSE students, focusing on the historical setting.
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The Tempest - Literature Analysis
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Analysis of the Supernatural in The Tempest
O wonder! / How many goodly creatures are there here! / How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, / That has such people in't! / I do not know / How I might be persuaded that I lack'd / All natural instinct; but sure the old man's daughter / Was at the point of death, I have just now / Recovered her: and I do think her eyes / Were open'd; and she did confess / That she was her mother's creature: / And she is mine; and I am hers: / 'Pray you, my friends, / Let me not be mad, / I am not mad; I would to heaven / I were, / For then 'tis like I should not need to be / So patient. / But I am; / And I am; / And have been / Since I was born. / And she, that is my daughter, / Is here, in her innocence, / To whom I have to do / With strange, and ghostly, and divine, / And supernatural, / Things that I do not understand / But once, I thought, I saw / A spirit in the air, / With a crown of fire upon his head, / That shone like gold, / And then I thought I saw / A ghostly figure, / That came from the deep, / And took me by the hand, / And led me to the sea. / And I did hear / A voice that said / That all the world was made of spirits, / And all the spirits were good / And evil, / And that they would / Be with us / For ever and a day.
1.
Identify and explain one example of Shakespeare’s use of imagery in this extract.
[2 marks]2.
What does the phrase 'Pray you, my friends, let me not be mad' suggest about the speaker's mental state and the play’s themes?
[2 marks]3.
How does the extract reflect the play’s historical context regarding beliefs in magic and spirits?
[3 marks]4.
Identify and explain one literary technique Shakespeare uses in describing the spirit's crown of fire.
[2 marks]5.
Discuss the significance of the line 'All the world was made of spirits' in understanding the play's themes.
6.
What stage directions would you include to depict the supernatural appearance described in the extract?
[3 marks]7.
Explain how Shakespeare’s portrayal of spirits in this extract reflects the period’s fascination with the supernatural.
[3 marks]8.
Analyse how the extract uses language to create a mystical, otherworldly atmosphere.
9.
Considering the play’s historical setting, why would these supernatural elements have resonated with audiences of Shakespeare’s time?
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