Speeches (Lines) for Adrian in "The Tempest"

Total: 9
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# Act / Scene Speech text
1 II / 1
  • Though this island seem to be desert,--
  • Though this island seem to be desert,--
  • Sebastian. A match!

    Adrian. Though this island seem to be desert,--

2 II / 1
  • Uninhabitable and almost inaccessible,--
  • Uninhabitable and almost inaccessible,--
  • Sebastian. Ha, ha, ha! So, you're paid.

    Adrian. Uninhabitable and almost inaccessible,--

3 II / 1
  • Yet,--
  • Yet,--
  • Sebastian. Yet,--

    Adrian. Yet,--

4 II / 1
  • It must needs be of subtle, tender and delicate
    temperance.
  • It must needs be of subtle, tender and delicate
    temperance.
  • Antonio. He could not miss't.

    Adrian. It must needs be of subtle, tender and delicate
    temperance.

5 II / 1
  • The air breathes upon us here most sweetly.
  • The air breathes upon us here most sweetly.
  • Sebastian. Ay, and a subtle; as he most learnedly delivered.

    Adrian. The air breathes upon us here most sweetly.

6 II / 1
  • Tunis was never graced before with such a paragon to
    their queen.
  • Tunis was never graced before with such a paragon to
    their queen.
  • Sebastian. 'Twas a sweet marriage, and we prosper well in our return.

    Adrian. Tunis was never graced before with such a paragon to
    their queen.

7 II / 1
  • 'Widow Dido' said you? you make me study of that:
    she was of Carthage, not o...
  • 'Widow Dido' said you? you make me study of that:
    she was of Carthage, not of Tunis.
  • Sebastian. What if he had said 'widower AEneas' too? Good Lord,
    how you take it!

    Adrian. 'Widow Dido' said you? you make me study of that:
    she was of Carthage, not of Tunis.

8 II / 1
  • Carthage?
  • Carthage?
  • Gonzalo. This Tunis, sir, was Carthage.

    Adrian. Carthage?

9 III / 3
  • Follow, I pray you.
  • Follow, I pray you.
  • Gonzalo. All three of them are desperate: their great guilt,
    Like poison given to work a great time after,
    Now 'gins to bite the spirits. I do beseech you
    That are of suppler joints, follow them swiftly
    And hinder them from what this ecstasy
    May now provoke them to.

    Adrian. Follow, I pray you.

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