Comparative Essay Quotes Tempest (Rochelle Collins)

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INTRO: Imprisonment “A time before we came unto this cell?” – motif of the island as a prison – contrast this with how Miranda probably thinks of the island “As fast as mill-wheels strike” – simile: denotes the contrast pladdle of a mill-wheel in the water to demonstrate Ariel’s continuous screaming while trapped in the tree “To lay upon the damned, which Scorax Could not again undo” – wordplay (which// witch): Prospero was able to free Ariel using his own magic “I will be correspondent to command” “I will discharge thee” – motif of imprisonment // release. And after threatening Ariel, look how happy the spirit is when Prospero once again promises the possibility of freedom.