Authors: William Shakespeare
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Milan … Milan
i.e. the Duke of Milan (Prospero)… the dukedom
243
still
always
243
his heart
the heart of anyone who
248
blasphemy … shore
i.e. the Boatswain, who curses freely on his ship, is uncharacteristically silent
253
glasses
hourglasses (i.e. three hours)
253
gave out
reported
254
tight and yare
efficient and seaworthy
258
tricksy
cleverly playful
263
clapped under hatches
shut up below deck
264
several
various
267
at liberty
i.e. released from below deck
268
trim
finery/clothes
270
Cap’ring
leaping/dancing
270
On a trice
instantly
272
moping
dazed, bewildered
277
conduct
guide/director
280
beating
dwelling
281
picked leisure
a chosen moment of free time
282
be shortly single
soon be undivided (referring to
leisure
)
283
Which … probable
in a manner that will convince you
284
happened accidents
events that have taken place
285
well
easily/cheerfully
290
shift
look out for
291
fortune
chance, fate
291
Coraggio
“have courage” (Italian)
291
bully
gallant/my old mate
293
spies
i.e. eyes
301
like
likely
301
One … fish
presumably Caliban
303
badges
livery
304
true
legitimate/honest
307
And … power
could adopt some of the moon’s power without its authority/could operate beyond the reach of the moon’s power
309
bastard
illegitimate/hybrid
316
reeling ripe
drunk and staggering
317
gilded
flushed/enlivened
318
pickle
trouble/inebriation/state of being preserved in liquor
320
will … bones
(the alcohol) will never leave my body
320
fly-blowing
decay (the blow-fly lays eggs in dead flesh)
324
cramp
i.e. doubled-up from either the pinches of Ariel’s torment or drunkenness
325
sirrah
sir (contemptuous)
326
sore
aching/dreadful
328
manners
behavior/moral conduct
331
trim it handsomely
adorn the cell beautifully
333
grace
mercy, direction
333
thrice-double
sixfold (three times two)
341
waste
pass away
344
accidents
events
348
solemnized
marked with ceremony
350
Every third thought
i.e. I will frequently meditate on death, as a good Christian should
353
Take … strangely
be an extraordinary, captivating thing to hear
356
expeditious
swift
356
catch
catch up with
359
draw near
probably an invitation to the others to approach his cell, but the phrase also means “attend,” thus preparing the audience for the epilogue
360
charms … o’erthrown
my magic is relinquished (
o’erthrown
plays on the sense of “usurped”)
363
you
the audience
368
bands
bonds
369
hands
i.e. in applause
370
Gentle breath
kind words/cries of approval
372
want
lack
375
prayer
approbation and forgiveness
376
pierces … assaults
penetrates so deeply that it moves
379
indulgence
approval (playing on the Catholic sense of “official release from sin”)