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1

Tempest
[I, 1]

(stage directions)

2

[Enter a Master and a Boatswain]

2

Tempest
[I, 1]

Boatswain

4

Here, master: what cheer?

3

Tempest
[I, 1]

Alonso

15

Good boatswain, have care. Where's the master?
Play the men.

4

Tempest
[I, 1]

Antonio

18

Where is the master, boatswain?

5

Tempest
[I, 2]

Prospero

102

No harm.
I have done nothing but in care of thee,
Of thee, my dear one, thee, my daughter, who
Art ignorant of what thou art, nought knowing
Of whence I am, nor that I am more better
Than Prospero, master of a full poor cell,
And thy no greater father.

6

Tempest
[I, 2]

Prospero

271

By Providence divine.
Some food we had and some fresh water that
A noble Neapolitan, Gonzalo,
Out of his charity, being then appointed
Master of this design, did give us, with
Rich garments, linens, stuffs and necessaries,
Which since have steaded much; so, of his gentleness,
Knowing I loved my books, he furnish'd me
From mine own library with volumes that
I prize above my dukedom.

7

Tempest
[I, 2]

Ariel

307

All hail, great master! grave sir, hail! I come
To answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly,
To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride
On the curl'd clouds, to thy strong bidding task
Ariel and all his quality.

8

Tempest
[I, 2]

Ariel

339

Close by, my master.

9

Tempest
[I, 2]

Ariel

431

I thank thee, master.

10

Tempest
[I, 2]

Ariel

435

Pardon, master;
I will be correspondent to command
And do my spiriting gently.

11

Tempest
[I, 2]

Ariel

440

That's my noble master!
What shall I do? say what; what shall I do?

12

Tempest
[II, 1]

Ariel

1040

My master through his art foresees the danger
That you, his friend, are in; and sends me forth—
For else his project dies—to keep them living.
[Sings in GONZALO's ear]
While you here do snoring lie,
Open-eyed conspiracy
His time doth take.
If of life you keep a care,
Shake off slumber, and beware:
Awake, awake!

13

Tempest
[II, 2]

Stephano

1131

I shall no more to sea, to sea,
Here shall I die ashore—
This is a very scurvy tune to sing at a man's
funeral: well, here's my comfort. [Drinks]
[Sings]
The master, the swabber, the boatswain and I,
The gunner and his mate
Loved Mall, Meg and Marian and Margery,
But none of us cared for Kate;
For she had a tongue with a tang,
Would cry to a sailor, Go hang!
She loved not the savour of tar nor of pitch,
Yet a tailor might scratch her where'er she did itch:
Then to sea, boys, and let her go hang!
This is a scurvy tune too: but here's my comfort.

14

Tempest
[II, 2]

Caliban

1264

[Sings drunkenly]
Farewell master; farewell, farewell!

15

Tempest
[II, 2]

Caliban

1267

No more dams I'll make for fish
Nor fetch in firing
At requiring;
Nor scrape trencher, nor wash dish
'Ban, 'Ban, Cacaliban
Has a new master: get a new man.
Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, freedom! freedom,
hey-day, freedom!

16

Tempest
[III, 2]

Caliban

1439

Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou: I would my
valiant master would destroy thee! I do not lie.

17

Tempest
[III, 2]

Ariel

1512

This will I tell my master.

18

Tempest
[IV, 1]

Ariel

1737

What would my potent master? here I am.

19

Tempest
[IV, 1]

Ariel

1748

Before you can say 'come' and 'go,'
And breathe twice and cry 'so, so,'
Each one, tripping on his toe,
Will be here with mop and mow.
Do you love me, master? no?

20

Tempest
[V, 1]

Prospero

2125

Why, that's my dainty Ariel! I shall miss thee:
But yet thou shalt have freedom: so, so, so.
To the king's ship, invisible as thou art:
There shalt thou find the mariners asleep
Under the hatches; the master and the boatswain
Being awake, enforce them to this place,
And presently, I prithee.