Not a soul Ari. But felt a fever of the mad, and played Some tricks of desperation. All, but mariners, Pros. But was not this nigh shore? Why, that's my spirit! Close by, my master. Not a hair perished; Pros. But are they, Ariel, safe? On their sustaining garments not a blemish, But fresher than before: and, as thou badest me, The king's son have I landed by himself; Whom I left cooling of the air with sighs, Pros. Of the king's ship, The mariners, say, how thou hast disposed, Ari. Safely in harbor Who, with a charm joined to their suffered labor, Bound sadly home for Naples, 1 Bermudas. Supposing that they saw the king's ship wrecked, And his great person perish. Pros. Ariel, thy charge Exactly is performed; but there's more work: What is the time o' the day? Ari. Past the mid season. Pros. At least two glasses.' The time 'twixt six and now Must by us both be spent most preciously. Ari. Is there more toil? Since thou dost give me pains, Let me remember thee what thou hast promised, Which is not yet performed me. Pros. What is't thou canst demand? Ari. How now? moody? My liberty. Pros. Before the time be out? No more! I prithee, Remember I have done thee worthy service; Pros. Dost thou forget From what a torment I did free thee? Ari. Pros. Thou dost; and think'st No. It much to tread the ooze of the salt deep, Ari. I do not, sir. Pros. Thou liest, malignant thing! Hast thou forgot The foul witch Sycorax, who, with age and envy, Was grown into a hoop? hast thou forgot her? 1 Two runnings of the hourglass, Ari. No, sir. Pros. Thou, my slave, As thou report'st thyself, wast then her servant : To act her earthy and abhorred commands, A freckled whelp, hag-born) not honored with Pros. Dull thing, I say so; he, that Caliban, To lay upon the damned, which Sycorax When I arrived, and heard thee, that made gape Ari. I thank thee, master. Pros. If thou more murmur'st, I will rend an oak, And peg thee in his knotty entrails till Thou hast howled away twelve winters. Ari. I will be correspondent to command, Pardon, master : Pros. I will discharge thee. Do so; and after two days STUDY HINTS Notice the active scene on board the ship. Why does the boatswain answer the men so curtly? At what point does he become most exasperated with Gonzalo? Can you blame him? Does Gonzalo realize the peril as fully as the boatswain? How is Miranda affected by the storm? What had Prospero to do with it? How does Prospero comfort her? What proof have you that Ariel is a spirit, not a mortal? Look for this also in his exquisite song (p. 182). Read carefully his description of the effect he had upon the company on the ship. What comfort does he bring to Miranda? What does he owe to Prospero? What humor can you find in this selection? SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL READINGS As You Like It. William Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare. Judith Shakespeare. William Black. In the Days of Elizabeth. Eva March Tappan. For the teacher to read to the class: Selections from Ulysses and Nero, Stephen Phillips. PLAIN LANGUAGE FROM TRUTHFUL JAMES 1 BRET HARTE Francis Bret Harte (1839-1902) was born in Albany, New York, but spent the early part of his life in California. As in the case of O. Henry, he lived in many places, and had many experiences which he has perpetuated in excellent short stories. His stories of pioneer life in California are inimitable. The Heathen Chinee, which is the popular title for the poem given below, made him famous. The swing of the verse is pleasing, and the humor infectious. Truthful James was a real character living in California and highly respected in his own community. See also: Halleck's History of American Literature, pp. 345-349, 365. Boynton's Bret Harte. Ah Sin was his name; And I shall not deny, In regard to the same, What that name might imply; 1 From Poetical Works. Used by permission of, and by arrangement with, Houghton Mifflin Company, authorized publishers of Bret Harte's works. |