1. Essay Transitions JL Ilsley High School The Tempest– Essay Writing

2. Why include transitions? Transition words and phrases help establish clear connections between ideas and ensure that sentences and paragraphs flow together smoothly, making them easier to read. Transition words and phrases help establish clear connections between ideas and ensure that sentences and paragraphs flow together smoothly, making them easier to read. Transitions between paragraphs can be tricky to write; they may need to be inserted after the first draft has been completed. Transitions between paragraphs can be tricky to write; they may need to be inserted after the first draft has been completed.

3. Example – Transition from Thesis to Body …Prospero grows from magician to man by the end of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Our first impression of Prospero is one of powerful but cruel magician who revels in his control of his island, his slaves, and even his daughter…

4. Example – Transition between Paragraphs …England was the beginning and ending point of the triangular trade that characterized slavery in the fifteen and sixteen hundreds. In The Tempest, the theme of slavery is reflected through the characters of Ariel and Caliban. Ariel had been freed from one captor, the evil witch Sycorax, only to be enslaved again by Prospero…

5. Example – Paragraph Transition …It is now perfectly clear that Prospero intends to gain back his Dukedom of Milan, and get his daughter a royal husband in the process. Prospero’s daughter, Miranda has had very little experience of men in her life, having only met her father and the slave Caliban. When Ferdinand is stranded upon the shores of Prospero’s island, Miranda is certain that she has never laid eyes on such a beautiful creature. In that sense, both Shakespeare and Prospero have caused “love at first sight.”

6. Transition to Quotations It is also important that you transition into the quotations in your essay. If you just “parachute” quotations into your writing, it can be jarring and confusing for your reader. It is also important that you transition into the quotations in your essay. If you just “parachute” quotations into your writing, it can be jarring and confusing for your reader. Generally speaking, quotes should be set up, and then explained. Generally speaking, quotes should be set up, and then explained.

7. Example Evidence that Ariel craves his freedom can be seen in the following lines: “Remember I have done thee worthy service/ Told thee no lies, made thee no mistakings, served/ Without grudge or grumblings. Thou did promise/ to bate me a full year.” I, ii, 247-249) This request comes to nothing early in the play, because Prospero still has great need of his magical slave.

8. Example – Transitioning between Quotations In Act Five Prospero discusses his great magical ability: “I have bedimmed/ The noontide sun, called for the multitudinous winds/ And twixt the green sea and the azured vault/ set roaring war…” (V, i, 41-44) However, Prospero also recognizes that he will have to relinquish this power if he is to return to his Dukedom in Milan: “I’ll break my staff/ Bury it certain fathoms in the earth/ And deeper than did ever plummet sound/ I’ll drown my book.” (V, i, 54-57)

9. Transitional Words and Phrases The JL Ilsley Literacy Handbook has a page of transitional words and phrases that might be of use to you. The JL Ilsley Literacy Handbook has a page of transitional words and phrases that might be of use to you. JL Ilsley Handbook - Transitions JL Ilsley Handbook - Transitions JL Ilsley Handbook - Transitions JL Ilsley Handbook - Transitions