They are exhausted after having wandered the island in search of Ferdinand , whom Alonso sadly gives up for dead. Antonio and Sebastian secretly hope that Alonso's sadness and tiredness will give them the chance to murder him that evening.
Alonso's despair at having lost his son may help him empathize with Prospero, who has also suffered great losses. Active Themes. Loss and Restoration. Suddenly, strange music fills the air. Spirits enter, assemble a lavish banquet, and signal for the courtiers to partake.
Prospero has also entered, but because of his magic is invisible. The men marvel at the strange sight of the spirits and banquet, but are unsure whether it is safe to eat. Gonzalo convinces them it will be safe by observing that explorers are always uncovering amazing things, and that this banquet must be one of those things.
Prospero uses the illusion of the banquet to remind the men of how hungry and desperate they are. The men try to explain the mysteriously appearing banquet based on stories they have heard from explorers of the New World. Before any of them can eat, a clap of thunder sounds and Ariel appears in the form of a harpy. A flap of Ariel's wings makes the banquet vanish. He says that the tempest was nature's tool for exacting revenge on Alonso by taking Ferdinand. Ariel adds that only sincere repentance can save the men's own lives.
Ariel vanishes. Prospero, still invisible, applauds his spirits and states that his enemies are now under his control.
For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By William Shakespeare. Previous Next. Act 3, Scene 3 Now we're back to Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, and their attendant lords somewhere else on the island.
Gonzalo is weary, and Alonso has given up hope that his son might still be alive. Antonio, hearing this news, utters an aside to Sebastian, reminding him of their plan. Antonio says they will murder the King tonight when everyone else sleeps. Strange music then begins to play, and Prospero enters, invisible. Before the eyes of the King and shipwrecked lords, a magical banquet is laid by welcoming spirits who invite the King and company to eat.
All wonder at the strange sight for a while, thinking they could now believe anything. A grace it had, devouring. Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated In what thou hadst to say. So, with good life And observation strange, my meaner ministers Their several kinds have done. My high charms work, And these mine enemies are all knit up In their distractions. They now are in my power; And in these fits I leave them while I visit Young Ferdinand, whom they suppose is drowned, And his and mine loved darling.
The spirits return with their music, but only to carry away the banquet table. Meanwhile, Prospero praises Ariel for his good work, which he has watched while invisible. Having punked his betrayers, Prospero is now off to see how the young lovers, Ferdinand and Miranda, are doing. Gonzalo breaks the stunned silence when he asks what Alonso, Antonio, and Sebastian are looking so shocked about. It seems Gonzalo didn't see the harpy. Methought the billows spoke and told me of it; The winds did sing it to me, and the thunder, That deep and dreadful organ pipe, pronounced The name of Prosper.
It did bass my trespass. King Alonso admits that the wind and thunder spoke to him of his ill deeds against Prospero, and says the sea has claimed his son as punishment. Alonso says he's going to join his son on the ocean floor. Sebastian and Antonio are unmoved. Instead of repenting, they agree to fight whatever demons come their way, one at a time.
I do beseech you That are of suppler joints, follow them swiftly And hinder them from what this ecstasy May now provoke them to. As the three exit, Gonzalo notes that Alonso, Antonio, and Sebastian's treachery against Prospero is catching up to them.
The kind councilor asks the rest of the group to follow the three traitors and stop them from whatever craziness they might attempt in their stunned, post-harpy encounter state. The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Cite This Page. Logging out…. Logging out
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