English Quotes

DIE

Devil, Island, Earth

LTS

Language, Tyrant, Speak

FPN

Freedom, Plague, Noises

1-1 (IV.i.188–189) “A devil, A born-

-devil on whos nature/nurture can never stick” Juxtaposition

1-2 (I.ii.331) “This islands mine-

-by Sycorax my mother” Possessive Pronoun

1-3 I.ii.314 “Thou Earth,-

Thou! Speak” Metaphor

2-1 (I.ii.363–364) “You taught me language;

and my profit on’t / is I know how to curse” Irony

2-2 (III.ii.40–41) “I am subject to a tyrant,

a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island.” Metaphor

2-3 (I.ii.341) “For I am all

the subjects that you have” Hyperbole

3-1 (II.ii.181) “Freedom, high-day

High-day, freedom!” Repetition

3-2 (II.ii.178–179) “A plague upon the tyrant

that I serve! / I’ll bear him no more sticks” Metaphor

3-3 (III.ii.133) “Be not afeard;

 the isle is full of noises” Auditory Imagery

Critical Extract

Stephen Greenblatt’s essay "Learning to Curse"