How Shakespeare Captured the Audience's Attention in Act One Scene One of the Tempest
How has Shakespeare captured the audiences attention in act one scene one of “the Tempest”?
Throughout this essay, I will be explaining how Shakespeare captured the audience’s attention in “The Tempest” By pointing out key ideas and quoting them in “The Tempest” and developing the ideas.
Shakespeare straight away plants the audience within the play, opening with the word of “Boatswain”. This word, straight away places the audience immediately upon a ship at sea.
When the master speaks for the second time, the audience find themselves in the heart of a storm. “Good, speak to the mariners: fall to yarly or we run ourselves aground: Bestir, Bestir.” The effect of this on the audience is that they get a feeling of rush and panic as they know how it’s either fight the storm, or surrender and die.
There is a sense of danger that is enhanced by the masters and boatswains strong use of alliteration. Boatswain saying, “reef or rock.” The master exclaiming, “Bestir, Bestir!” straight away, both men try to remain calm and the emotional effect of alliteration sees the audience believe that there might be a little hope for the Boatswain and the Master.
It is clear that this is not Boatswains first storm. “Down with the top mast, bring her to try with main course.” The audience can interpret that Boatswain can take charge as he knows what he is doing, so the audience calms down.
In the first few words of “The Tempest” it immediately captures the audience’s attention which Shakespeare was intended on doing.
Throughout this essay, I will be explaining how Shakespeare captured the audience’s attention in “The Tempest” By pointing out key ideas and quoting them in “The Tempest” and developing the ideas.
Shakespeare straight away plants the audience within the play, opening with the word of “Boatswain”. This word, straight away places the audience immediately upon a ship at sea.
When the master speaks for the second time, the audience find themselves in the heart of a storm. “Good, speak to the mariners: fall to yarly or we run ourselves aground: Bestir, Bestir.” The effect of this on the audience is that they get a feeling of rush and panic as they know how it’s either fight the storm, or surrender and die.
There is a sense of danger that is enhanced by the masters and boatswains strong use of alliteration. Boatswain saying, “reef or rock.” The master exclaiming, “Bestir, Bestir!” straight away, both men try to remain calm and the emotional effect of alliteration sees the audience believe that there might be a little hope for the Boatswain and the Master.
It is clear that this is not Boatswains first storm. “Down with the top mast, bring her to try with main course.” The audience can interpret that Boatswain can take charge as he knows what he is doing, so the audience calms down.
In the first few words of “The Tempest” it immediately captures the audience’s attention which Shakespeare was intended on doing.