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In Act III Scene ii of the play, The Tempest, upon hearing the music of Ariel, Stephanis says that the island will prove to be a “brave kingdom” to him because ______.
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In Act III Scene ii of the play, The Tempest, upon hearing the music of Ariel, Stephanis says that the island will prove to be a “brave kingdom” to him because stephano is easily affected by Ariel's music, which creates a beautiful and enticing ambiance, causing him to assume that the island will provide him with power and fortune.
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"Who fell in the great victory.
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For there's many here about;
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The ploughshare turns them out!
For many thousand men,"said he,
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Its a cruel thing to leave her so.”
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