home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
207.233.110.77
/
207.233.110.77.tar
/
207.233.110.77
/
web39
/
tutorial.02
/
case4
/
notes.txt
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
2011-03-15
|
849b
|
24 lines
Notes on The Tempest
ACT III
SCENE 3
The king and his court are weary and despondent. As Prospero watches from
a viewpoint above the action, they are tormented by the appearance of a feast
which vanishes from their sight.
1. By'larkin: a mild form of the oath "by our Lady"
3. forth-right and meanders: straight paths and winding ways
5. attach'd: seized
6. dulling: exhaustian
7. Even: right
7. it: i.e. hope
8. flatterer: deceiver
10. frustrate: useless (stress the first syllable)
12. repulse: setback
15. now ... travail: now that they are fatigued with their efforts
20. keepers: guardian angels
21. living drollery: live entertainment
25. what ... credit: anything else that's believable
26. travellers ... lie: Traveller's tales are considered notoriously false
30. certes: certainly
32. gentle-kind: well-bred