201 compass encircle
204 goodly splendid, worthy
209 eld'st oldest, longest
215 one i.e. a living father
217 renown report/honor
221 hers i.e. her father (in-law)
226 heaviness grief/weight
227 inly inwardly
230 chalked forth marked out
233 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")
William Shakespeare, The Tempest
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