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The Tempest Act 2 Scene 1 - Summary & Commentary

Here is the  Summary, Analysis, and Commentary of  The Tempest Act 2 Scene 2. In this summary, we have described everything that happened in the Scene in very understandable language.

 

 This scene is a lot different from the previous scenes as Shakespeare has introduced some humor and entertainment for the audience.

 

 This amusement is created by the three characters - Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano. This scene is much shorter in length than previous scenes and it's easy to remember so I have explained all the happenings of the scene in short, easy, and a  few direct paragraphs.

 

 This will help you remember all the events that took place in the whole scene and will also provide you ease in learning and understanding the summary.

 

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Tempest Act 2 Scene 2 Summary - Starts Here

 

On another part of the island, Caliban who is collecting fuelwood on Prospero's order is cursing and abusing him for seizing his island, controlling him, and making him do common jobs.

 

 

 Then he sees Trinculo coming in his wild costume and thinks that he is another spirit of Prospero who is coming to torture him. 

 

 

To escape torture, he lies down on the ground to hide. Trinculo hears the noise of thunder and thinks that it is going to rain soon. So, he crawls under Caliban's loose garments to escape the rain.

 

 

"Stephano, a clownish character, enters in the Scene. He has been described as a 'drunken butler. He has been wandering around the drunken island in a drunk state." At this time also, he has consumed some liquor. 

 

 

On seeing Caliban, he is unable to figure out what this strange-looking creature is. When he notices the two legs of Trinculo and the two legs of Caliban, he thinks that this creature has four legs. Caliban thinks that he is being tortured by the spirit of Prospero.

 

Stephano pours out several drinks into the mouth of Caliban and as a result, he feels happy. Then Trinculo makes some remarks.

 

 

 After a humorous conversation, Stephano pulls him out from under Caliban's loose cloak. They feel happy in each other's company and discuss how they escaped from getting drowned.

 

Caliban has become drunk after the drinks and tells Stephano that he will show him the island and catch food for him. All the three - Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano get drunk and then move away in a drunken condition.

 

Commentary or Analysis - The Tempest Act 2 Scene 2:

Shakespeare has included this scene in the play to provide comic relief to the audience. This scene does not further the plot. All the three characters Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano behave in a comical way to amuse the readers.

 

 

 The sight of the enormous Caliban, the wild costume of Trinculo, the court jester, and Stephano, the self-proclaimed king of the island, is amusing. "Their earthly humor, their drunkenness, and their sailor's song add entertainment to the scene."

 

This comic scene is designed to provide comic relief to the treacherous plot hatched by Antonio and Sebastian in the previous scenes to kill Alonso and Gonzalo. 

 

 

The seriousness of the murderous plot in the previous scene is lessened by the comical conversation of these three characters in this scene. It provides low and awkward humor to the ordinary people in the audience.

 

 

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