The Tempest - William Shakespeare – Masters and Servants

A concise and professionally structured resource exploring how Shakespeare uses master-servant relationships to examine power, duty, freedom and control.

This resource provides focused analysis of masters and servants in The Tempest, examining Prospero’s authority, Ariel’s service and desire for liberty, Caliban’s forced labour and resistance, Ferdinand’s chosen service, and the comic false mastership of Stephano and Trinculo.

Key features:

• Clear analysis of master-servant relationships and social hierarchy across the play
• Focus on Prospero, Ariel, Caliban, Ferdinand, Gonzalo, the Boatswain, Stephano and Trinculo
• Exploration of authority, service, oppression, freedom, loyalty, dispossession and resistance
• Activities to reinforce and practise key concepts, including quotation inference, comparison, critical perspectives and essay planning
• Detailed answer key included for straightforward checking and review