What is a famous quote from The Tempest?

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” “What’s past is prologue.”

What does IRIS represent in The Tempest?

Iris is one of Prospero’s spirits, representing the goddess of the rainbow in the masque. She acts as the mistress of ceremonies for the performance, invoking Ceres and calling forth the nymphs and reapers.

What is Gonzalo’s ideal vision of commonwealth?

He says he would run the island as a true commonwealth, with no king, no businesses, no bureaucracy, no education, no ownership of land, and no servants. In fact, nobody would work, but the women would remain innocent and pure.

What is the meaning of the phrase the baseless fabric of this vision?

Baseless fabric means “substance without foundation,” which poetically translates in this context to an artifice or contrivance. Combined with the word vision (here in its denotation as “supernatural or imaginary appearance”), referring to the pageant, it continues the theme of theatrical magic.

What is the first line in The Tempest?

On a ship at sea: a tempestuous noise. of thunder and lightning heard.

Why is Miranda’s virginity so important to Prospero?

Prospero and Ferdinand’s surprisingly coarse discussion of Miranda’s virginity at the beginning of the scene serves to emphasize the disparity in knowledge and experience between Miranda and her future husband. Prospero has kept his daughter extremely innocent.

Who are Iris Ceres and Juno?

Iris—goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the greater deities—functions as the ‘presenter’ of the masque, which features Ceres, goddess of harvests; Juno, queen of the gods; and a dance of Nymphs and Reapers. Iris’ beautiful invocation to Ceres in 4.1.

How would you describe Gonzalo’s utopian dream?

Gonzalo’s utopia consists of everything he sees on the island. Gonzalo’s utopia is very much like the one described by More. Gonzalo says, “Would I admit; no name of magistrate; letters should not be known; riches, poverty, and use of service; none; contract; succession, bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none…

What has Antonio tempted Sebastian with?

Antonio tempts Sebastian with the possibility of replacing Alonso as king, the gap in the first quote enabling the audience to consider their own temptation and morality. The mirroring of language is used to emphasise the way Antonio and Sebastian prey on the despair of others for their own political gain.

What metaphor is used in the line our little life is rounded with a sleep to what theme in the play does this image of sleep and dreams refer?

What does Prospero mean by his famous line “we are such stuff/ As dreams are made on, and our little life/ Is rounded with a sleep”? Through these lines, Prospero compares life to a dream. According to him, what we see in our life is nothing but an illusion.

What is Prospero referring to when he says such stuff as dreams are made on?

What does Prospero mean by “We are such stuff as dreams are made on?” He means that life is an illusion and a fleeting one. Eventually, everything that one knows, including that which is going on within the play, the play itself, and the life of audience members and readers, is going to fade away.