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"I have done nothing but in care of thee,
thee, my dear one, thee, my daughter, who
art ignorant of what thou art, naught knowing
of whence I am, or that I am more better
Than Prospero, master of a full poor cell,
And thy no greater father."
Act 1, Sc. 1, Lines 19-24 -
"You taught me language, and my profit on 't
Is I know how to curse"
Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 437-438
Caliban says when speaking of Prospero's teaching -
"Why speaks my father so urgently, this
is the third man I e'er saw, the first
that e'er I sighed for. Pity move my father
to be inclined my way."
Act 1, Sc. 2, Lines 534-537
Miranda speaking of her adoration for Ferdinand. -
"Thy case, dear friend,
Shall be my precedent: as though got'st Milan,
I'll come by Naples. Draw thy sword. One stroke
Shall free thee from the tribute which thou payest,
And I the king shall love thee."
Act 2 Sc. 1 Lines 332-336
Sebastian says to Antonio after deciding to kill his brother for the throne. -
"There be some sports are painful, and their labor
Delight in them sets off; some kinds of baseness
Are nobly undergone; and most poor matters
Point to rich ends. This my mean task
Would be as heavy to me as odious, but
The mistress which I serve quickens what's dead
And makes my labors pleasures."
Act 3, Sc. 1 Lines 1-7
Ferdinand talking about his enslavement and his love of Miranda. -
"Do you love me?"
Act 3, Sc. 1, Line 80
Miranda asks Ferdinand -
"Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve thee."
Act 3, Sc. 2, Line 64
Caliban tells Stephano when trying to get him to take the island from Prospero. -
"We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep."
Act 4, Sc. 1, Lines 173-175
Prospero talking to Ferdinand about his marriage to Miranda -
"Let them be hunted soundly. At this hour
Lies at my mercy all mine enemies.
Shortly shall my labors end, and thou
Shalt have the air at freedom. For a little
Follow and do me service."
Act 4, Sc. 1 Lines 291-295
Prospero speaking with Ariel about finishing his revenge and freeing his fairy servant. -
"Though with their high wrongs I am stuck to th'
quick,
Yet with my nobler reason 'gainst my fury
Do I take part. The rarer action is
In virtue than in vengeance."
Act 5, Sc. 1 Lines 32-36
Prospero deciding to spare his foes of his great vengeance.
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