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The Tempest key quotes - Coggle Diagram
The Tempest key quotes
Gonzalo
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"The truth you speak doth lack some gentleness, and time to speak it in; you rub the sore, when you should bring the plaster."
"All torment, trouble, wonder and amazement inhabits here. Some heavenly power guides us out of this fearful country."
Prospero
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"They now are in my power; and in these fits I leave them, while I visit young Ferdinand, whom they suppose is drowned, and his and mine loved darling."
"For I have given you a third of mine own life, or that for which I live."
"If thou dost break her virgin-knot before all sanctimonious ceremonies may with full and holy rite be ministered, no sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall to make this contract grow."
"Go, release them, Ariel. My charms I'll break, their senses I'll restore, and they shall be themselves."
"For you, most wicked sir, whom to call brother would even infect my mouth, I do forgive thy rankest fault - all of them - and require my dukedom of thee."
"Come hither, spirit, set Caliban and his companions free: untie the spell."
"As you from crimes would pardoned be, let your indulges set me free."
Sebastian
"We have lost your son, I fear for ever. Milan and Naples have more widows in them of this business' making than we bring men to comfort them. The fault's your own."
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"Draw thy sword; one stroke shall free thee from the tribute which thou payest, and I the king shall love thee."
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Caliban
"The island's mine by Sycorax my mother, which thou tak'st from me."
"I must obey; his art is of such power, it could control my dam's god Setebos, and make a vassal of him."
"Here comes a spirit of his, and to torment me for bringing wood in slowly. I'll fall flat, perchance he will not mind me."
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"Do not torment me, Prithee! I'll bring my wood home faster."
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"Cal-caliban has a new master - get a new man. Freedom, high-day, high-day freedom, freedom high-day, freedom."
"I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island."
Ariel
"Remember I have done thee worthy service, told thee no lies, made no mistakings, served without grudge or grumblings. Thou did promise to bate me a full year."
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Miranda
"Had I been any God of power, I would have sunk the sea within the earth, or ere it should the good ship so have swallowed, and the frightening souls within her."
"Tis a villain, sir, I do not love to look on."
"I am your wife, if you will marry me; if not, I'll die your maid. To be your fellow you may deny me, but I'll be your servant whether you will or no."
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Alonso
"He is drowned whom thus we stray to find, and the sea mocks our frustrate search on land. Well, let him go."
"Oh heavens, that they were living both in Naples, the king and queen there!"
Antonio
"Hang, cur, hang, you whoreson, insolent noisemaker, we are less afraid to be drowned than thou art."
"We two, my lord, will guard your person while you take your rest, and watch your safety."
"Draw together: and when I rear my hand, do you like to fall it on Gonzalo."
Boatswain
"You are a councillor; if you can command these elements to silence, and work a peace of the present, we will not hand a rope more - use your authority."
"A plague upon this howling! They are louder than the weather, or our office. [To the lords]"
Ferdinand
"O, if a virgin, and your affection is not gone forth, I'll make you the Queen of Naples."
"This my mean task would be as heavy to me as odious, but the mistress which I serve quickens what's dead, and makes my labours pleasures."
"For several virtues have I liked several women, never any with so full soul but some defect in her."
"I warrant you, sir, the white cold virgin snow upon my heart abates the ardour of my liver."
"I chose her when I could not ask my father for his advice, nor thought I had one."
Trinculo
"What have we here - a man, or a fish? Dead or alive? A fish, he smells like a fish; a very ancient and fishlike smell; a kind of, not-of-the-newest poor-John."
"This is no fish, but an islander, that hath lately suffered by a thunderbolt."
"Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish, and half a monster?"
Stephano
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"Servant monster, drink to me."
"Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a good moon-calf."
"Monster, I will kill this man."