Question

Collections Grade 11 Guiding Questions
Collection 1
"from The Tempest" by William Shakespeare
Read the selection from the drama The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Then,
reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing
text evidence.
ACTI
1. SC. 1, Lines 9–19: Based on the exchange between the boatswain and passengers
in these lines, infer how the boatswain feels about his passengers and explain
how you can tell. What can you infer about the characters of Alonso, Antonio, and
Gonzalo? What evidence supports your inference?

Answer 1

Between lines 9-19 we can see that the boatswain has little tolerance for passengers and wants them to be away from their place of work. This is evident when he continues to send passengers back to their cabins and further states that that ship does not carry anyone he loves more than himself.

We can deduce that Alonso, Antonio and Gonzalo are men of great courage, since they do not repress themselves with the boatswain's attitudes, do not fear death by drowning (although they would rather die on dry land) and are very loyal to their king, since they decide continue with him in that moment of eminent death.