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How many times does Antonio speak in Act Five Scene 1 (the last scene of the play)?The Tempest
a woman and an eagle. The best description of the harpy I have ever read comes in Book 3 of Virgil's Aeneid: 'No monster is more grim than the Harpies: no stroke of divine wrath was ever more cruel and no wickeder demon ever soared upwards from the waters of Styx. They are birds with girls' countenances and a disgusting outflow from their bellies. Their hands have talons and their faces are always pallid with hunger.'
What two instruments are played by Ariel, prompting Caliban's 'Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises' speech?The Tempest
Once. His virtual silence suggests that the reconciliation between the two brothers is superficial at best.
A most high miracle!. Hitherto, Sebastian has seemed a snide and cynical figure. Can we at this point, though, see the genuine relief of a fond uncle? If so, it places his earlier, extraordinarily harsh apportioning of blame upon Alonso for Sebastian's death - 'the fault's your own!' - in a slightly kinder context.
chess. An interesting moment. Might the fact that the young lovers are discovered playing chess hint that the unification of Milan and Naples may not proceed as smoothly as anticipated?
spirits in the shape of dogs and hounds. The critic Thorndike has seen in the hunting scene a kind of 'anti-masque', that should be looked at in conjunction with the wedding masque that immediately precedes it.
a woman and an eagle. The best description of the harpy I have ever read comes in Book 3 of Virgil's Aeneid: 'No monster is more grim than the Harpies: no stroke of divine wrath was ever more cruel and no wickeder demon ever soared upwards from the waters of Styx. They are birds with girls' countenances and a disgusting outflow from their bellies. Their hands have talons and their faces are always pallid with hunger.'
What two instruments are played by Ariel, prompting Caliban's 'Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises' speech?The Tempest
tabor and pipe. A tabor was a small drum, worn at the side.
Thou liest. This scene is derivative of the 'echo-scene' which was a staple of the commedia del'arte.
Kiss the book. Stephano's ample supplies of wine have come from the 'butt of sack' that he used as a lifeboat during the tempest.
A fish. It is Caliban's rather dubious scent as he lies beneath his 'gaberdine' that leads Trinculo to make his mistake.