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Why is Gonzalo important?
Gonzalo is among the men cast ashore during the tempest that opens the play. In fact, Gonzalo helped Prospero and Miranda escape Milan. He filled their shabby boat with food, clothing, and prized books on the magic arts from Prospero’s library.
What did Gonzalo do?
Gonzalo was a nobleman from Naples. He had been chosen to carry out the plan to carry Prospero and Miranda to the sea and trying to kill them there. However, he didn’t kill them but instead he gave them clothes, linen, and other necessities.
Why is Gonzalo the special target of the two villains?
Answer : Prospero, through his magic, has foreseen the danger to the life of Alonso and Gonzalo. So he has already sent Ariel to save them from being killed.
What happened Gonzalo Guerrero?
Death in battle According to Cereceda, this Spaniard had come over with 50 war-canoes from Chetumal early in 1536, to help Çiçumba fight the Spanish who were attempting to colonize his lands. The Spaniard was killed in the battle by an arquebus shot. Guerrero was likely 66 years old when he died.
What is Gonzalo’s wish?
4. What does Gonzalo wish at the end of the scene? Answer. Gonzalo says that at this point of death, he is willing to exchange a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of dry land, may it be a barren land or overgrown with any type of vegetation. He just wants to die on dry land, and not in the sea.
How is Gonzalo honest?
Gonzalo is an old adviser to the King of Naples. Due to his honesty, he is fully trusted by the king. Throughout the play, his character shows the good of humanity. When the ship is about to be wrecked, Gonzalo shows his wisdom by the way he interprets the character of the officer of the ship.
What examples does Gonzalo give to show that sufferings are common in the world?
Explanation: Gonzalo praises and encourages the others, even though they sometimes mock him. When Prospero releases all the shipwrecked passengers from his magic spells, he singles out Gonzalo first of all.
In what way Gonzalo is right?
(iv) In what way is Gonzalo right? Answer : Gonzalo knows that the three men were guilt-stricken. Their guilt, like poison that affects slowly, has begun to trouble their mind. That is why, they were so agitated before they went out.
Who is the father of the mestizo?
This woman is often viewed as both the great betrayer of Mexico as well as one betrayed herself by the stewards of colonialism. The child’s father was the infamous conquistador Hernán Cortés , and this boy would come to be known as one of the first mestizos (mixed race) of Mexico.
Who was the Spaniard that married the daughter of the Maya chief that started the mestizo culture?
Nachán Can arranged for Gonzalo Guerrero to marry his daughter, the Maya Princess Zazil Há. They had three children, who were the first Mestizos, the first European/Amerindian children of the mainland Americas.
What is boatswain trying to do?
ANS: Boatswain is trying to have control over the ship and bring the ship to main course as the ship was drifting towards toe rocky coast and save the life of the passenger. People were in danger during the tempest because all were crying, tensed and frightened because of the fear of being drowned.
Why does Gonzalo have great comfort from him?
Gonzalo feels a great comfort from the boatswain because according to him there are signs on his face to show that he will die by hanging, not by drowning. Thus he is not likely to be drowned, and with him aboard, the ship will also be saved.