Worksheet

the
QUESTIO
Tempest
N Where
1 did Prospero and Miranda live on the
island?
They live in a cave made
of rock.
QUESTIO
Ndid2prospero
What was the name of Sycorax’s son, and how
employ him?
The name of her son is Caliban, it was
employed by Prospero to search for

QUESTIO
N 3 Who was
He is a spirit rescued by Prospero from the
hands of the evil witch Sycorax, he
becomes Prospero's servant, is his right
 QUESTIO
Nraise
How did Prospero
tempest? 4 the

QUESTIO
¿How old was Miranda when she and Prospero arrived on the island,
N 5and how old was she at the time of the story?
When they arrived on the island Miranda
was3 years old, during the history his age

QUESTIO
Who was Antonio, and how did he take Properos’s
dukedom for himself?
N6

QUESTIO
N 7What was the name of the lord who had put food, clothes and books in the boat in
which Prospero and Miranda were sent out to sea?
 QUESTIO
spirit?
N
Why did Miranda think at first that 8
Ferdinand was a

QUESTIO
N 9 Why did Prospero say that Ferdinand was a spy?

QUESTION
What work did Prospero10
command Ferdinand
to do?

QUESTIO
N 11I low did Miranda disobey her father's commands and why did Prospero smile at
her disobedience?
 QUESTION
12
What promise did Ferdinand make to
Miranda?

QUESTION
13 How did Arid put Prospero's brother and the king of Na-ples almost out of
their senses?

QUESTION
14
When Prospero was given back his dukedom, what was the gift he gave the king of
Naples in return?

QUESTION
15 What gift did Prospero give Ariel when he left the island?
 Worksheet
for Fiction
PLOT
(TheSUMMARY
Analysis
arrangement of events in the
story)
1. Tell in two or

Prospero is betrayed by his brother who abandons

him on a ship to his fate along with his little
daughter, with the help of one of his subjects he

2. Does the story progress in chronological order, or does it begin in the middle
or at the end? Is the plot cyclical? Is there any foreshadowing in events? in
tone?
The story begins in the middle of the events, takes up the
past events and concludes. It does not have a cycle plot.
 CHARACTER
S animals, or forces that inhabit the story and interact in the
(The people,
conflict)
3. Who is the protagonist (major character)? Give name, chief character
trait at the beginning, chief character trait at the end, and the way he/she is
changed (if at all) by the outcome of the action.
4. Who is the antagonist (most important minor character--a story may have
several antagonists)? What kind of person is the antagonist contrasted to the
The main character is Prospero. Traits: He is Miranda's
In being
father, he is a human this story
whowehas
canmagical
find 3 qualities, he can
antagonists.
control the weather, the conditions on the island where he
 The Sycorax witch
lives and also controlsthe actions of the spirits that inhabit
Canibal
the island, years before
 arriving
Antonio on the island he was a Duke

5. Other important minor characters. Give name, character traits,

importance to story.
Alonso: He is the King of Naples. He has a
son, Ferdinand, heir to the kingdom. He was
involved in the plot to overthrow Prospero

Ariel: Is a is spirit of the air caught in one magical island.

Serve Prospero. Ariel served initially to witch Sycorax, who
imprisoned him in a pine tree after he refused to carry out
his orders. He remained there to suffer one punishment for
twelve years. Upon arrival on the island, Prospero released
 Antonio: He is Pros' brother but and the greatest traitor
in history, robbery the duchy of Milan his brother while
he was absorbed in his studies. He organizes another
murder plot to take Alonso's throne, although this plan

Canibal: Half a man, with wild and monstrous

apparencies that serves reluctantly to Prospero.
He is the son of the witch Sycorax. Caliban

Fernando: Son of King Alonso and heir to

his father's throne. He and Miranda fall in
love when they first meet on the island.
Gonzalo: Honest old friend and advisor of
Prospero. He gave Prospero and Miranda
the means to survive at sea after Antonio

Miranda: Prospero's 15-year-old daughter. He

has lived with his father on his island since he
was three years old and has never seen a man

Sycorax: is a sinister witch, is the

mother of Caliban

6. Do the names of the characters reflect their role in the story? Do the
minor characters serve as foils to the major character?

o No, it's hard to know only the names of the

characters who will play a role in the story, if
 CONFLICT
(A series of problems or obstacles with which the protagonist must

  7. What is the

central conflict
(usually internal)?
State the opposing
forces
theasmain conflict in the story is between the
specifically as
brothers Prospero and Antonio, Antonio is the
possible.
one whotheoverthrows his brother as duke while
Remember,
central conflict is
he is immersed in his studies, Antonio leaves his
usually the
beginning key
8. What
trait areending
vs. the the
important
key trait or minor
some
conflicts (usually
opposing trait.
external)?
 We can find other minor conflicts such
as:
o Alonso's conspiracy with Antonio

9. What is the
climax (the
specific plot event
The climax of the story occurs when Ariel appears
as a monster with wings in front of Antonio and
Alonso, Ariel's words amazes them and makes
10. What is the
resolution or new him remember his act of extreme cruelty by
state of affairs?

he prospered by recognizing that his brother felt

deep sadness and regret for his actions and
SETTING
decides
 (The place and time, era, season, to climate,
atmosphere, have compassion foraction
"world" in which the himoccurs)
and forgives

11. What are the time and place of the

story?
 

The setting of The Tempest takes place on an

island somewhere in the Mediterranean, the
location and non-specific time of this story
 12. Does setting affect the action or influence characters'
behavior?

On the one hand yes, I thrive being on the

island thinking about his revenge, however
miranda was always a compassionate person

13. Is the setting

symbolic or
ironic? Symbolic

POINT OF VIEW
 (The voice or persona
the author creates to
tell the story)
14. What specific type of point of view is used (first person;
third-person limited, omniscient, objective)?

Third person
 15. Is the narrator
a participant in

No, the narrator does not participate in the

story

16. Does point of

view affect
characterization?
Is the point of
view biased or
unreliable?  FIGURATIVE
(The use of literary devices or figures of speech to produce a secondary level of meaning in the
LANGUAGE 
story)

17. Does the

author use
imagery or strong
sensory language?
What effect does
18. Does the author use symbols? Identify the
the literal
imageryobject,
have
It uses sensory language, which allows the
action, or person and its symbolic meaning.on tone or
reader to imagine the situations thatcharacterization?
are being
narrated at that moment.

The featured symbols are as follows:

o The Tempest: The Storm represents the
redemption of all the characters.
19. Does the author use irony? What is the discrepancy
between expectation and reality?
 20. Does the
author use
allusions? Explain
the significance.

21. What secondary meaning does figurative language

produce in the story?

(The author's emotional attitude toward the major character and his/her situation, as gauged by the
reader's emotional response, or mood, at the end of the story)
 TONE 
22. Identify the
tone of the
opening
paragraph It is an explanatory and expository tone.
23. Identify the dominant tone (reader's emotional reaction as
a result of the outcome of the conflict). Ask yourself: How do I
feel about the character at the end of the story?

.
The tone of the play is cheerful,
melancholy and moralistic.
 24. Identify two or
three dominant
elements (those
elements of fiction
most instrumental
in producing
25. the make a deceptive use of tone to trick the
Does the author
tone). and heighten the impact of the outcome?
reader

CENTRAL
(Dominant idea or theme implicit in the story; central idea goes beyond a specific statement of the
IDEA 
action to express a general idea about the subject of the story.)

26. Identify the

general subject of
 27. Tell in one
sentence what
His brother's betrayal leads him to plan a
great revenge, but the pure feelings of
general repentance
28. Reidentify the to lose before the
protagonist,
including his
dominant
character trait
and his change or
lack of change as a
result of the
outcome of the
conflict.

29. Put the three facts listed above into one statement.

30. Translate this specific statement into more general terms. Do

not mention specific characters or events in your general
statement of central idea.