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The Tempest Act 1 Scene 2 - Summary Notes

Here is the detailed Summary of  The Tempest Act 1 Scene 2. In this summary, we have described everything that happened in the Scene in a very easy-to-understand language.

 

 This scene is quite lengthy so we have described all the 3 parts of the scene separately.

 

 This will help you remember all the events that took place in the scene and will also provide you ease in learning and understanding the summary.

 

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Tempest Act 1 Scene 2 Summary - Starts Here

 

It is in this long scene that the theme of the play takes place properly. It may be divided into three parts. Most of the main characters are introduced in this scene. We come to know in this scene, how this tempest has brought Prospero's enemies to the island.

 

PART - 1

 

Miranda tells her father, Prospero, that she has seen a furious storm that caused a shipwreck off the coast of the island. Prospero, then, tells his daughter that he has raised the storm with his magical powers, but he is sure to protect everyone who is on board from getting harmed with his magical powers. 

 

 

Then he narrates the story to his daughter and tells how they landed on the island. Prospero tells her that he was the rightful Duke of Milan. He developed an interest in the study of philosophy and magical powers and left control of the state's affairs in the hands of his brother Antonio.

 

Antonio grew energetic and to seize his dukedom, he made a secret agreement with the king of Naples. So one night they were removed from the palace. At that time she was three years old. So they were put aboard on an old boat with no pole nor sails and were left to die in the sea.

 

 

 

 But Gonzalo, a noble courtier of Naples, provided them with food, water, clothes, and his (Prospero's) important books on magic. Thus they survived and drifted to the island. 

 

 

Here he brought her up. He tells his daughter that he raised the storm to bring his enemies close to him. Then he makes her sleep with his magical power.

 

PART - 2

 

In this scene, Prospero commands Ariel, an airy spirit under his command who narrates to his master, Prospero, how he raised the storm as per his directions. He tells him that he scared the passengers so much with lightning and thunder that they jumped into the sea.

 

 

But they have been brought safely to the shore and left in small groups at various places. Ariel tells Prospero that there is a lot of work that he had to do. He is not eager to do more work.

 

Prospero reminds Ariel that it was he who got him freedom from the evil spell of the witch named Sycorax who had full control on the island before he arrived. Sycorax died leaving Ariel trapped in a pine tree. Prospero, with his magical powers, got Ariel released from the pine tree.

 

 

 He got a promise from Ariel that he would obey his commands and serve him. Prospero assures Ariel that he would free the spirit (Ariel) in two days if he performs his duty diligently till then. Ariel expresses his thanks to his master and hurries off to carry out his (Prospero's) tasks.

 

Miranda is woken up by Prospero. Caliban, the half-human son of the witch Sycorax is presented in this scene. Caliban curses Prospero and Miranda. He says that initially, they treated him well for showing them the whole island, but now they have confined him in a tiny corner of the island. 

 

Prospero tells him that he should be grateful to them for teaching him how to speak and for many other things that they have given him. They punished him and imprisoned him after he tried to attack Miranda. Since then they have kept him as their slave. Now they want him to bring wood for them and do other meaningless tasks.

 

PART - 3

 

In this scene, we discover that Ariel has attracted Ferdinand, king Alonso's son, with sweet music. Ferdinand believes that his father died in the shipwreck. When Miranda and Ferdinand see each other for the first time, they fall in love with each other. 

 

 

It is love at first sight as Prospero had planned. But he does not want his daughter to be so easily won. So he asks roughly Ferdinand. He tells him that he is not the successor to the throne of Naples as he claims, but a spy. He accuses him of trying to steal the island from him.

 

Prospero warns him to put him in chains and give him seawater to drink and dry roots to satisfy his hunger. Prospero orders Ferdinand to follow him but he refuses to do so.

 

 

Ferdinand draws his sharpened sword to fight against Prospero, but Prospero renders him incapable of moving with his magical power. Miranda tells her father not to be harsh towards him and begs him to release him.

 

Prospero berates Miranda and tells her not to turn his decision. Ferdinand loves Miranda deeply and so accepts Prospero's decision.

 

Commentary or Analysis of Tempest Act 1 Scene 2:-

In this lengthy scene, the dramatist narrates all that has happened before. The scene also gives hints about what has to come after.

The real exposition of the play takes place in this scene and it is done by using the device of a conversation between the two characters. Prospero and his daughter Miranda conversation with each other.

 

 

 Prospero tells his daughter how they landed on the island. Prospero in his speech builds a connection with what has happened in the first scene. Shakespeare has employed the retrospective method to establish a connection between the first scene and the second scene.

Later on, the dramatist creates a world of magic and enchantment. Ariel and Caliban, the two characters who are introduced in this scene belong to the world of magic. Ariel is the supernatural agent who executes the orders of Prospero.

 

 

The shipwreck was caused by magic. Passengers are set ashore on an unknown island by Prospero's magical power. Caliban is contrasted with Ariel and is employed by Prospero to fetch wood and perform other menial tasks.

Again in this world of magic, the music of the invisible Ariel lures Ferdinand and brings him in front of Miranda. Both Ferdinand and Miranda see each other for the first time and fall in love with each other at first sight as Prospero had planned.

 

 

 We are, thus, prepared for future action in an active sequence of scenes. We are curious to know what will happen to Prospero's enemies and the love between Miranda and Ferdinand.

 

 

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