This song When I am a free spirit demonstrates that Where the bee sucks there suck I; Ariel is a spirit I will nectar like a Ariel is a free spirit of Act 5 In a cowslip’s bell I lie; with magical Ariel bee, sleep in a cowslip the air, close to 1 There I couch when owls do cry, powers flower and ride on the nature, with magical On the bat’s back I fly. back of a bat. powers a kind of – fairy or sprite. At the end of I’ll break my staff, Breaking his staff and the play, Bury it certain fathoms in the I will away my throwing his books in Prospero Act 5 earth, magic staff and books the sea shows that decides to give Scene 1 Prospero (not use my magic Prospero is giving up And deeper than did every up his magic powers any more) magic and returning to plummet sound powers the real world I’ll drown my book. Stephano and If I die, I won’t have to This attitude shows Trinculo are Act 3 Stephano He that dies pays all debts worry about money that Stephano is an comic Scene 2 any more irresponsible character characters Treat Caliban kindly Trinculo’s There is a contrast Trinculo, keep a good tongue in and be nice to him or treatment of between the way your head; if you prove a Act 4 I’ll hang you from a Caliban is less Caliban is treated by mutineer the next tree! The poor – Scene 2 Stephano tree! I’m his master harsh than Stephano and by monster’s my subject and he shall and I don’t want him Prospero’s Prospero not suffer indignity. disrespected. The other I shall laugh myself to death at I could die laughing at Trinculo insults characters often Act 2 this puppy-headed monster. A this monster! I’d like Caliban and treats him call Caliban a Scene 2 Trinculo most scurvy monster! I could find to beat him. scornfully in my heart to beat him. ‘monster’
Ariel is a spirit with magical powers Act 5 1 Ariel Where the bee sucks there suck I; In a cowslip’s bell I lie; There I couch when owls do cry, On the bat’s back I fly. When I am a free spirit I will nectar like a bee, sleep in a cowslip flower and ride on the back of a bat. This song demonstrates that Ariel is a free spirit of the air, close to nature, with magical powers – a kind of fairy or sprite. At the end of the play, Prospero decides to give up his magic powers Act 5 Scene 1 Prospero I’ll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And deeper than did every plummet sound I’ll drown my book. I will away my magic staff and books (not use my magic powers any more) Breaking his staff and throwing his books in the sea shows that Prospero is giving up magic and returning to the real world Stephano and Trinculo are comic characters Act 3 Scene 2 Stephano He that dies pays all debts If I die, I won’t have to worry about money any more This attitude shows that Stephano is an irresponsible character Trinculo’s treatment of Caliban is less harsh than Prospero’s Act 4 Scene 2 Stephano Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head; if you prove a mutineer – the next tree! The poor monster’s my subject and he shall not suffer indignity. Treat Caliban kindly and be nice to him or I’ll hang you from a tree! I’m his master and I don’t want him disrespected. There is a contrast between the way Caliban is treated by Stephano and by Prospero The other characters often call Caliban a ‘monster’ Act 2 Scene 2 Trinculo I shall laugh myself to death at this puppy-headed monster. A most scurvy monster! I could find in my heart to beat him. I could die laughing at this monster! I’d like to beat him. Trinculo insults Caliban and treats him scornfully
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