Question

Who expresses the concept of an ideal commonwealth in Shakespeare's The Tempest ?

• A. Gonzalo
• B. Adrian
• C. Alonso
• D. Trinculo

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Gonzalo

• In The Tempest, the character Gonzalo describes the idea of an ideal commonwealth — a society without sovereignty, trade, labor, or inequality.

• The Tempest was written by
  William Shakespeare.

• Gonzalo’s speech (Act II, Scene I) is inspired by ideas from
  Michel de Montaigne, especially his essay Of the Cannibals, which discusses a natural and innocent society.