SETTING A PURPOSE In The Tempest, Prospero, who has learned to cast spells from a book of magic, rules over a mystical island. As you read, think about what Prospero plans to do with his power and what that means for his character.

Read the opening lines of sojourner truth's speech "ain't i a woman? " well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. i think that 'twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. but what's all this here talking about? what tone do these lines convey?