The tempest
Two examples I could or did understand
- To think but nobly of my grandmother.
Good wombs have borne bad sons.
Meaning: To think about my grandmother
She has given births to one great son and one terrible son.
- I will be corresspondent to command
And do my spriting gently.
Meaning: I will do what you told me to?
With my best.
Two examples I couldn’t or didn’t understand
- The fringed curtains of thine eye advance
And say what thou seest yond.
- The nerves are in their infancy again
And have no vigor in them.
Two discussion questions:
1) Do you think Prospero will forgive his brother, Antonio and Alonso?
2) What are the roles of Prospero, Miranda, Caliban, and Antonio?
