Question

Read this excerpt from Shakespeare's The Tempest in which Prospero addresses Caliban:

Answer 1

Answer:

The inference is best supported by these lines is C. Prospero uses bullying and intimidation to control Caliban.

Explanation:

The meaning of these lines shows that Prospero is threatening Caliban with doing painful things to him.

Answer 2

Answer:

The inference that can be made by reading these lines from Shakespeare's The Tempest is that Prospero uses bullying and intimidation to control Caliban. The correct answer is C.

Explanation:

According to these lines, Prospero uses all these threatens ("to-night thou shalt have cramps, / Side-stitches that shall pen thy breath up / thou shalt be pinch'd  / As thick as honeycomb, each pinch more  / stinging") as a method to control Caliban. By explaining with details how Caliban is going to feel in his body the consequences of his acts, Prospero intends to guide Caliban's behaviour.