Crafting a monologue from the perspective of Caliban from 'The Tempest' | English

Starter quiz

Match these words with their meaning.
- superior
  
  ⇔
  
  better than ✓
- inferior
  
  ⇔
  
  lesser than ✓
- equal
  
  ⇔
  
  the same ✓
When you use an image or idea more than once it's known as ______.
- personification
- pathetic fallacy
- repetition ✓
- recall
The general mood of a text is known as the ______.
- title
- tone ✓
- semantic field
In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Caliban is enslaved by Prospero. Which emotions might he feel?
- anger ✓
- pity
- relief
- frustration ✓
The purpose of a monologue is ...
- to allow the audience to hear a character's thoughts and emotions ✓
- to allow the characters to hear the audience's thoughts and emotions
- to see how two characters interact
'logue' means ______.
- to talk ✓
- to write
- to act

In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', which of the following happen to Caliban?
- Prospero and Miranda arrive on the island. ✓
- Caliban arrives on the island.
- Trinculo insults Caliban. ✓
- Caliban offers to serve Trinculo.
Which of the following is a synonym for 'tranquil'
- heavy
- calm ✓
- sad
To degrade someone means to ...
- make them obey you.
- make them feel good about themselves.
- make them feel as if they have no value. ✓
Which sentence would you use for the plot event 'Caliban was left alone on the island' in reference to Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
- I could feel a heaviness settle on me.
- I could feel the heaviness begin to lift. ✓
- I plastered a servile smile on my face.
- The anticipation of having someone to talk to lifted me.
To be subservient means ...
- to put your feelings above others.
- to feel superior to other people.
- to feel as if your own wishes are less important. ✓
- to feel angry about how others behave.
To be 'servile' means ...
- to show excessive cruelty towards someone.
- to show excessive anger towards someone.
- to show an excessive willingness to please others. ✓

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A monologue from Caliban’s perspective needs to present Caliban’s views and emotions.
A monologue should include ambitious vocabulary to help the audience understand the emotion.
A monologue should link the first and last sentence of each paragraph to help create a convincing character voice.

That images and sentences always need to be varied in writing.

Repeated images and sentences can be an effective way of crafting a convincing character voice.

Superior - To be superior means to be higher in rank, quality or status.
Servile - Being servile means showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
Degraded - To feel degraded is when someone makes you feel as if you have no value.
Subservient - To be subservient means to obey others and consider your own wishes less important.
Tranquility - Tranquility means a state of relaxation and calmness.