Storyboarding is an excellent way to focus on types of literary conflicts. Having students create storyboards that show the cause and effect of different types of conflicts strengthens analytical thinking about literary concepts. Have your students choose an example of each literary conflict and depict them using the storyboard creator. In the storyboard, an example of each conflict should be visually represented, along with an explanation of the scene, and how it fits the particular category of conflict.
Prospero entrusted his brother Antonio with his Dukedom duties because he wanted to spend his time on other things that interested him more. Antonio seized the opportunity to take Prospero’s place by forming an alliance with Alonso, the King of Naples, and exiled Prospero for 12 years. Prospero vows revenge.
Alonso believes his son Ferdinand is dead, and his daughter has just been married to the King of Tunis, very far away. He is deep in grief over losing both of his children, and Sebastian chides him for making the decision to marry Claribel off in the first place, sending Alonso further into guilt and despair.
The tempest itself becomes its own force, spurred on by Ariel, that none of the sailors or men can handle. The boat catches fire and splits up in the sea, sending all of the men plunging into the raging waters.
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Student Instructions
Create a storyboard that shows at least three forms of literary conflict in The Tempest.