Question

Prospero:

Hag-seed, hence!

Fetch us in fuel: and be quick, thou'rt best.

To answer other business.

1. Whom is Prospero speaking to? What have you learnt about that character?

2. Give the context of the given extract. 3. Explain the line: ... thou'rt best,

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3. How does Prospero treaten the person spoken to? 4. What does Prospero call the person Hag-seed?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Prospero is a fictional character and the protagonist of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan, whose usurping brother, Antonio, had put him (with his three-year-old daughter, Miranda) to sea on a "rotten carcass" of a boat to die, twelve years before the play begins. Prospero and Miranda had survived and found exile on a small island. He has learned sorcery from books, and uses it while on the island to protect Miranda and control the other characters.