Table of Contents
- 1 Who were the royal people aboard the ship in the tempest?
- 2 Who is on the ship The Tempest?
- 3 Who is Sebastian in The Tempest?
- 4 Who are the royal people aboard the ship What has the boatswain said just before the extract about these people?
- 5 What happens between Sebastian and Antonio?
- 6 Who is Antonio and Sebastian?
Who were the royal people aboard the ship in the tempest?
ANS: The royal people on the ship are Alonso (the King of Naples), Ferdinand, Gonzalo, Sebastian, Antonio, Stephano and other courtiers of Alonso.
Who is on the ship The Tempest?
Close to a Mediterranean island, a storm overcomes a ship that carries King Alonso of Naples, his son Ferdinand, and his brother Sebastian. They were on their way home home from Tunis to Italy when the storm hit and demolished their ship. Shipwrecked with them are the courtier, Gonzalo, and the Duke of Milan, Antonio.
What happens with the ship carrying royal passengers?
Answer : A furious storm starts raging at the sea. The ship carrying the king of Naples, Alonso, Antonio, Sebastian and others face a grave danger. The royal passengers become panicky and rush to the deck. Answer : The boatswain loses his temper when the royal passengers begin to order him and the other crew members.
Who is the captain of the ship in the tempest?
Boatswain. Boatswain is in charge of running the ship in the storm.
Who is Sebastian in The Tempest?
Sebastian is the brother of Alonso, the King of Naples. He helped Antonio usurp Prospero, and is now convinced by the latter to kill his own brother and thus become King, the rightful heirs being either drowned or in Tunis.
Who are the royal people aboard the ship What has the boatswain said just before the extract about these people?
Answer: the boatswain talks about the hierarchy and those people who are in the boat with him. These people are of high authority, like the King and his advisors. They even have a debate over their control on the weather in scene 1, act 1.
Why is the Boatswain rude to his passengers?
Why is the boatswain so rude to his passengers? The boatswain just wants them to stay where they belong and to let him work. How did Prospero and Miranda come to live on the island? Prospero’s brother Antonio and Alonso, King of Naples, conspired and overthrew Prospero.
Who is the master in Tempest?
Another example is that Caliban was the master of the island until Prospero and Miranda arrived. Prospero took over the island and Caliban became a servant. Also, Stephano was a servant, but Caliban made him a master. The relationships between master and servant are constantly being disturbed in The Tempest.
What happens between Sebastian and Antonio?
Antonio’s love for Sebastian becomes so strong, it appears romantic in nature. One possible reason for Antonio’s attachment is that he rescued Sebastian and nursed him back to health. As Antonio explains, “His life I gave him and did thereto add / My love, without retention or restraint” (5.1.).
Who is Antonio and Sebastian?
Antonio is Prospero’s brother, who betrayed him to have the dukedom; Sebastian is younger brother to King Alonso of Naples, and is interested in stealing Alonso’s throne.
What sort of man is boatswain?
(III) Judging from the speech, what sort of a man is Boatswain? ANS: Boatswain is a confident Person, he is confident in his work but he is disrespectful and insolent person as he talks in a discourtous way to Kings and royal passengers.