circumstances forming a background of an event, idea or statement, in such a way as to enable readers to understand the narrative or literary piece

main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as a sequence

How did Prospero feel about Caliban when he first arrived on the island and how does he feel about him now?

who is Sycorax and Caliban

how does the Boatswain feel towards the King and his men

who is Ferdinand

what does Prospero plan to do to Ferdinand at the end of Act One

when a character struggles on the inside

the two colonies that were founded and established when the play was written

the reason behind a character's actions

a comment by a character to the audience that reveals his or her inner thoughts

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things

how does the play open