THE TEMPEST ACT IV RECAPITULATION Prospero is happy

RECAPITULATION • • • Prospero is happy to have given taste of fear to

MASQUE - DEFINITION • • • A festive courtly entertainment Multimedia event Involved music,

MASQUE – HISTORICAL BACKGROUND • Developed from pageants and courtly shows in late Middle

MASQUE INFLUENCES • Ben Johnson’s Masques like The Coronation triumph (1604), Hymenaei (1606), The

MASQUE SIGNIFICANCE OF MASQUE IN THE PLOT OF THE TEMPEST • To present a

MASQUE SIGNIFICANCE OF MASQUE IN THE PLOT OF THE TEMPEST • Based on the

MASQUE THE TEMPEST AS A MASQUE • First performed in 1611 • Act IV

MASQUE – CHARACTERS PRESENT • • PROSPERO - THE MASTERMIND ARIEL – CHIEF EXECUTIVE

PARTS OF ACT IV SCENE I • FIRST PART – PROSPERO’S INTERACTION WITH FERDINAND

DISCUSSIONS • PROSPERO’S PLAN • FERDINAND’S ATTITUDE • CHARACTER ANALYSIS

DEVELOPED BY DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, MAHADEVI BIRLA SHISHU VIHAR

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THE TEMPEST ACT IV

RECAPITULATION • • • Prospero is happy to have given taste of fear to his enemies Elated at Ariel’s manner of execution of his plan His enemies – are in a frenzied state Prospero decides to meet his daughter and Ferdinand He plans to reward Ferdinand for his pains

MASQUE - DEFINITION • • • A festive courtly entertainment Multimedia event Involved music, dance, singing, acting and elaborate stage design Generally presented as a flattering allegory to the patron (s) Often celebrated birth, marriage or coronation of new ruler Ideally combined pastoral setting with mythological fable and dramatic elements • Ended with a tableau of bliss and concord

A MASQUE IN ELIZABETHAN TIMES

MASQUE – HISTORICAL BACKGROUND • Developed from pageants and courtly shows in late Middle Ages • Flourished in the 16 th and 17 th centuries in Europe • Originally developed in Italy

MASQUE INFLUENCES • Ben Johnson’s Masques like The Coronation triumph (1604), Hymenaei (1606), The Masque of Beauty (1608) and others • Inigo Jones’ stagecraft

PROSPERO & THE ROYAL COUPLE

MASQUE SIGNIFICANCE OF MASQUE IN THE PLOT OF THE TEMPEST • To present a spectacle before Ferdinand Miranda • To bless the couple on the occasion of their betrothal • To entertain Ferdinand display Prospero’s power of magic • To create a suitable ambience fitting for a noble prince at his engagement

MASQUE SIGNIFICANCE OF MASQUE IN THE PLOT OF THE TEMPEST • Based on the Johnson’s hymeneal theme • Focusses on processes of nature • Symbolises ideas that pervaded the play • To establish universal harmony

MASQUE THE TEMPEST AS A MASQUE • First performed in 1611 • Act IV Scene I is a masque within a masque • Was a tribute to royalty on the occasion of marriage of Princess Elizabeth which took place in 1613

MASQUE – CHARACTERS PRESENT • • PROSPERO - THE MASTERMIND ARIEL – CHIEF EXECUTIVE FERDINAND & MIRANDA – GUESTS OF HONOUR IRIS – MESSENGER OF JUNO CERES – GODDESS OF AGRICULTURE & FERTILITY JUNO – GODDESS OF SKY NYMPHS & NIADS

PARTS OF ACT IV SCENE I • FIRST PART – PROSPERO’S INTERACTION WITH FERDINAND • SECOND PART – MASQUE (PLAY WITHIN THE PLAY) • THIRD PART – ARRIVAL OF CALIBAN AND THE DRUNKARDS

DISCUSSIONS • PROSPERO’S PLAN • FERDINAND’S ATTITUDE • CHARACTER ANALYSIS

DEVELOPED BY DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, MAHADEVI BIRLA SHISHU VIHAR