The Tempest: Power & Control Analysis
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Grade 7
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A comprehension worksheet exploring themes of power and control in Shakespeare's The Tempest, with references to pop culture examples for Grade 7 students.
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The Tempest: Power & Control Analysis
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Grade Grade 7
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Excerpts from The Tempest
PROSPERO:
Now my charms are all o’erthrown,
And what strength I have’s mine own,
Which is most faint: now, ‘tis true,
I must be here confined by you,
Or sent to Naples.
But I will rend an oak
And peg thee in his knotty entrails till thou hast howled away twelve winters.
ARIEL:
All hail, wonderful soldier!
Tell me what I shall do, and I will do it.
PROSPERO:
Go, make thyself like a nymph o’ the sea:
Be subject to no sight but thine own.
And, like a sweet woman, take an oath,
That thou wilt not give her o’er, nor name her name,
Till thou hast done her mischief.
ARIEL:
I go, I go.
(Exit Ariel)
PROSPERO:
Say, then, what wouldst thou have us do?
CALIBAN:
Pray you, or some mighty Neptune,
Be not offended at my truth,
I do not love to look on.
PROSPERO:
Thou liest, malignant thing!
Hast thou no wit, no kindness, nor sense,
That thou wouldst have me cast away my patience?
CALIBAN:
I do not know the Word ‘patience’;
I do bear my log at home; good luck,
And twenty-hundred more.
PROSPERO:
Thou liest, thou liest! Thou liest!
Thou liest! Thou liest!
CALIBAN:
I do not love to look on.
(Exit Caliban)
PROSPERO:
Hence! hang not on my garments.
(Exit Prospero)
1.
Identify one example of a power play by Prospero in this excerpt.
[2 marks]2.
What dramatic technique does Shakespeare use when Prospero commands Ariel to transform into a sea nymph?
[3 marks]3.
Explain how Prospero’s control over Ariel illustrates themes of power and control.
[4 marks]4.
In pop culture, which character or figure can be compared to Prospero’s use of power to control others? Provide an example.
[3 marks]5.
Describe Caliban’s attitude towards Prospero’s authority. Use a quote from the excerpt to support your answer.
[3 marks]6.
Identify a metaphor or symbol in the excerpt that relates to the theme of power.
[2 marks]7.
What is the significance of Prospero’s command for Ariel to take the form of a sea nymph in the context of control?
[3 marks]8.
Compare the power dynamics in this excerpt to a scene from a popular movie or TV show involving authority and rebellion. Briefly explain your choice.
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