1. Discoveries through Post colonial readings
1.1. The colonial “other” is subordinated and marginalised
1.1.1. This is discovered through the repetitious description of Caliban as a monster and quotes such as "What have we here? a man or a fish"?
2. Discoveries can lead to understandings of the world
2.1. Prospero does not experience this as he has orchestrated everything through his magic
2.1.1. Therefore he lets go of his magic to allow himself to discover and experience
3. Appearance vs Reality
3.1. textual discovery ; through the monologue/dialogue in the first scene we discover that all is safe after the tempest and was orchestrated by Prospero
4. Discoveries can be intensely meaningful
4.1. Discoveries can weigh heavily upon the minds of the newly initiated
4.1.1. "Thou art inclined to sleep; tis a good dulness, and give it way: I know thou canst not choose " The strangeness of your story put Heaviness in me"
4.1.1.1. Through the use of dramatic irony, we are able to interpret how Prospero is forcing and shaping her discovery
5. Discovery of the Place
5.1. Illusion vs reality
5.1.1. " The isle if full of noises, sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twankling instruments:
6. Discovery of Love
6.1. Miranda and Ferdinand discover their love for each other and express it through dramatic language
6.1.1. "Do love, prize, honour you.
7. discovering contextual values of the 17th Century
7.1. "through texts" we are able to recognise the social and morals of the time.
7.1.1. "My modesty is the jewel in my dower"; Miranda recognises that her virginity is a valuable commodity. Hence it is inferred that more chaste and pure women were values during this time.
8. We discover that human nature changes with new discoveries
8.1. Miranda's rebels against her father when she discovers her love for Ferdinand.
9. Discoveries can include an untruth or reality that was confronting
9.1. This relates back to Miranda when she discoveries in the beginning that Prospero was not her father
9.2. Miranda discovers that her past and present are orchestrated by Propsero
10. Rediscoveries
10.1. "how is it/ That this lives in thy mind? What seest thou else/ in the dark backward abysm of time?"
10.1.1. rediscovery of betrayal ; this is confronting and provacative
10.2. thy father/ was the duke of Milan
11. Intellectual Discoveries
11.1. Through the transactional imagery of profit Propsero shapes Miranda's knowldge as stated "thy schoolmaster, made thee more profit Than other princesses can have more time For vanier hours and tutors not so careful.
11.1.1. The best type of discoveries are the ones that are made by oneself
12. Perceptions of Discoveries may differ from each individual
12.1. Caliaban geninely hates Propsero and plans to kill him as he moves to speak in blank verse and states " Thou shalt be lord of it and i'll serve thee.
12.1.1. We discover Caliban's willingness to be owned and effectively controlled by Stephano and Trinculo