Around 1611, tells the story of power struggles on an almost deserted island. Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, has enslaved the only native of the isle, Caliban, and he plans and eventually manages to regain his dukedom through use of magic. Several of the characters vie for power in parallel plots. The play was written at a time when England was establishing itself as a colonial power along with other European empires such as Spain, Portugal, and France. The Tempest certainly deals with issues of colonialism in a topical way, especially through the character of Caliban, by alluding to physical and social otherness and financial incentives of colonialism. However, the ambiguous geographical setting together with Caliban’s sympathetic traits and his unresolved status at the end of the play invite the audience to question the legitimacy of power rather than endorsing or criticizing colonialism per se.
A commonplace assertion is a statement that people just assume is correct and applies to everyone, even though there may not be any proof to support that assertion.
For example: <em>An apple a day keeps the doctor away. </em>
This asserts that if you eat an apple every day you won't ever get sick, and that is certainly not true.
Answer: You can infer that Mr. Hale and his wife don't understand each other's perspectives of life. Mr. Hale, being a sexist and underestimating women, and her wife, being oppressed by the "social rules" and working overtime.
Explanation: In jury of he peers, the relationship between Mr. Hale and his wife Martha Hale is not addressed directly, but implied by other characters. Mr. Hale's comments about women's ineffectiveness make it clear that he underestimates her and leaves her all the work, and Mrs. Hale's disbelief about his husband's competence to retell the events, imply that she doesn't trust him.
Cautious, meticulous, etc
