Prospero also gets angry at Miranda and uses a spell on his daughter. ... Prospero's attitude also needs to be mentioned as a problem of a true protagonist when he treats Ferdinand with anger. ... His threat to Ferdinand, 'I'll manacle thy neck and feet together.... Hoeniger says that, "From the very beginning of the action proper, Prospero planned not merely to punish but also to forgive; for what other reason should he bring Ferdinand and Miranda together? ... Ferdinand is 'charmed from moving' and the Italian lords 'spell-stopped'. ...

• Word Count: 2097
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School

Contrarily, those who landed on the island, which includes Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian, Ferdinand, and the rest of the men, represent civilization, politics, and morality. ... What he does know nevertheless, is what Miranda and Prospero have tried to teach him. ... Miranda falls right in the center of those two. ... When Ferdinand lands on the island and they meet, she exclaims "This is the third man that e"er I saw; the first/That e"er I sighed for" (I.ii.445-447). ... Miranda knows no real attachment to material things or actions. ...

• Word Count: 1613
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School

Prospero tells his daughter Miranda that it is "Twelve years since, / Thy Father was the Duke of Milan." ... The play ends with a relatively happy ending: Miranda and Ferdinand fall in love, Antonio and Prospero make-up and Prospero regains his title in Milan, and Ariel is finally granted freedom. ... For example, he manipulates the relationship between Ferdinand and Miranda and continually sends Ariel on tasks to spy on and control other characters in order to orchestrate his master plan. ...

• Word Count: 1395
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

As Prospero and his daughter, Miranda despise Caliban, Prospero mentions, "But as 'tis, We cannot miss him. ... Prospero believes that education is a merit, as he explains to Miranda, "I, thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated To closeness and the bettering of my mind"" (The Tempest Act 1). ... One example of the irony in these characters' behaviors is Ferdinand's presumption that he is king. Ferdinand says, "Myself am Naples, Who with mine eyes, never since at ebb, beheld The king my father wracked"" (The Tempest Act 1). Ferdinand believes that his father, the king is dece...

• Word Count: 1196
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School