Examples from The Tempest:
Prospero repeatedly reminds Ariel of how he rescued Ariel from the evil witch Sycorax.
Prospero teaches his language to Caliban and then uses it to communicate with him.
Prospero promises to free Ariel but has yet to keep his word by the end of the play
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How does Miranda show she has power with language?
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She goes against her father's wishes and talks to Ferdinand.
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How does Ariel show he has power with language?
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He questions Prospero about when he will be freed.
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How does Caliban show he has power with language?
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He gets Stephano and Trinculo to agree to his plan to kill Prospero.
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Character relationship that shows how colonizers took advantage of differences between native populations
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Caliban and Ariel, because they hate each other even though they are both slaves
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Character relationship that shows how colonizers used language as power
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Stephano and Trinculo referring to Caliban as their pet monster
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Character relationship that shows linguistic imperialism
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Prospero and Caliban, because one forces the other to speak his language
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How are Caliban and Ariel treated differently?
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Caliban is controlled by physical torture, while Ariel is kept under control with mental manipulation.
Ariel is treated with more respect because the king's men are afraid of him, while Caliban is treated with less dignity because people consider him a monster.
Prospero forces Caliban to do physical labor, while he has Ariel perform magic for him.
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Which event in the play illustrates a loss of power?
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Ferdinand stacking wood for Prospero
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Which situations in the play show the use of language to gain power over another person?
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When Ariel accuses Antonio and Alonso of treachery against Prospero, he gains power over them.
When Antonio suggests to Sebastian the plot to murder Alonso, he gains influence over Sebastian's thoughts.
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What is the impact of forcing colonized people to speak the colonizers' language?
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It is the first step in devaluing a colonized country's entire culture.
Colonized people experience a loss of their culture, including their traditions, stories, and beliefs.
It suggests that there is something flawed about the colonized people and their culture.
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In what ways does Prospero represent colonial powers?
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He takes the island's resources and uses them for his own gain.
He forces the island's natives to learn to speak his language.
He views the island's natives as monsters, not humans.
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What events in the play best parallel the practices of colonization?
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Prospero uses Ariel for his magical abilities, which are a part of the island's resources.
Prospero arrives on the island and kills Sycorax, a witch who opposes him.
Prospero enslaves Caliban and teaches him English.
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Which action is not typically a characteristic of colonization?
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Natives and colonizers combine their languages to create a language unique to the colony.
Colonizers learn the native people's languages and practice native traditions.
Natives and colonizers share cultures by educating their children together.
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Examples of the effects of colonialism on a colonized people
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Landowners are forced to give up ownership of their land or be killed.
Native children are educated in the colonizers' culture and language.
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Example of linguistic imperialism
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Forcing the natives to change their language, which results in them losing connection to their traditions and beliefs
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