He is betrayed by his brother Antonio and left on a ship with his daughter Miranda to die. Only things are not going according to plan and Prospero and Miranda arrive on an island safe and alive. ... Also, Prospero is the father and teacher of his daughter Miranda. ... In the case of Miranda and Ferdinand Prospero is playing them off against each other in order to get them act how he wants them to. Ferdinand is the first human that Miranda has seen since she was a baby and she immediately falls in love with him. ...

• Word Count: 1058
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The masque, brought about by Ariel's magic, was the ceremony of celebration of the unity of Ferdinand and Miranda. But it is built on sheer illusion and wishful thinking, what he'd like to see happen in the future, not only between Miranda and Ferdinand but symbolizing reconciliation between those who wronged him, starting anew, a clean slate. ... Ferdinand is only submissive because Prospero has something that he wants Miranda, his daughter. Although the play ends with Miranda and Ferdinand together the trickery that Prospero uses to accomplish this isn't really magic but th...

• Word Count: 841
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This is evident through the curious nature of Miranda in, "you have often begun to tell me what I am, but stopped and left me to a bootless inquisition, concluding, "stay. ... The metaphor in "bootless inquisition" emphasises the empty and unsuccessful enquiry that Miranda has constantly made and how that curiosity has lead to her uncovering the confronting truth regarding her mysterious past. This notion is also presented through Miranda's initial encounter with Ferdinand as she is instantly enticed and made curious by the "divine thing" exclaiming, "lo...

• Word Count: 917
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate

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

It combines elements of tragedy (Prospero's revenge) with those of romantic comedy (the young lovers Miranda and Ferdinand), and, like one of Shakespeare's problem plays, Measure for Measure, it poses deeper questions that are not completely resolved at the end. ...

• Word Count: 727
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate