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Difficulty: EasyTextual Analysis of Prescribed Non-African Drama

Read the following excerpt from William Shakespeare's prescribed Non-African drama, *The Tempest*:

"Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air..."

Which character delivers these lines to Ferdinand and Miranda?

  1. A
    Ariel
  2. ProsperoAnswer
  3. C
    Caliban
  4. D
    Alonso

Answer

Prospero is the character who delivers this famous speech.
Prospero delivers this speech in Act IV, Scene 1 of *The Tempest* after interrupting the betrothal masque he staged for Ferdinand and Miranda, meditating on the fleeting nature of magical illusions and human existence.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the literary context and play of the excerpt.
The quotation is from Act IV, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's *The Tempest*.
Recognizing the play allows accurate context retrieval.
2
Analyze the speaker and audience of the passage.
Prospero abruptly dismisses the illusionary spirits performing the masque for Ferdinand and Miranda upon remembering Caliban's plot.
The monologue reflects Prospero's contemplation of impermanence and magic.

Key Concept

Character Attribution and Textual Analysis in Shakespeare's The Tempest
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