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The Tempest - Roles of Characters - Coggle Diagram
The Tempest - Roles of Characters
Miranda
a pawn in his games
Prospero has educated her better than any woman would have been at that time. Potentially for her benefit but could also be seen as being for his benefit
a central figure in her father's revenge, enabling Prospero to gain political prestige through her marriage to the Prince of Naples, Ferdinand
Leininger also argues that Miranda's sexualisation is a weapon used against her by her father
helps to move the play to the conclusion
Miranda's influence is what dulls the worst of her father's anger
Miranda acts as a foil to Prospero's more violent instincts and serves as a sounding board to move the play's plot further
a central figure in her father's revenge, enabling Prospero to gain political prestige through her marriage to the Prince of Naples, Ferdinand
Prospero cites her as being his reason for living after their initial banishment and he informs her that everything he does is "in care" of her
she is the indicator of a given character's moral status within the social hierarchy of the island and that she also serves to protect the ethical code of the Island's inhabitants and visitors
She rejects Caliban and he us shown as a monster
Ferdinand, who she embraces, is saved by her presence, her sympathy lightening the "baseness" of his given task
her presence and innocence serve as a catalyst for the resolution and reconciliation of the characters
her purity and goodness serve to highlight the flaws and vices of other characters, forcing them to confront and reflect their own behaviour
compassionate
in the beginning she expresses her pain for those on the boat
Her tenderness is evident when she begs her father not to use magic to control Ferdinand
Rebellious
Miranda proves herself willing to challenge Prospero's power, first by calling into question his treatment of the shipwrecked sailors and then defying his commandment to have nothing to do with Prince Ferdinand
She is also the one to abandon traditional concepts of Elizabethan modesty by ardently stating her love for Ferdinand
"I am your wife, if you will marry me; / If not, I'll die your maid"
to bring hope
her purity and goodness serve to highlight the flaws and vices of other characters, forcing them to confront and reflect their own behaviour
to show a different side to Prospero
Miranda acts as a foil to Prospero's more violent instincts and serves as a sounding board to move the play's plot further
Foil to Caliban and Claribel
Miranda is the only female character in the play that Shakespeare allows a voice and character development (the only other women being Claribel and Sycorax, who we never meet). Her presentation as a weak, submissive, virginal young girl embodies how women were seen and treated
Prospero
evil
using his powers wisely
forgiving
'though with their high wrongs I am struck to th' quick, Yet with my nobler reason 'gainst my fury Do i take part: the rarer action is In virtue than in vengeance: they being penitent, The sole drift of my purpose doth extend Not a frown further'
abuses his power
lost his Dukedom by neglecting governing Milan
'The government i cast upon my brother, And to my state grew stranger, being transported And rapt in secret studies
Hag-seed, hence!
'i'll rack thee with old cramps'
caring
'i have done nothing but in care of thee'
Prospero has educated her better than any woman would have been at that time. Potentially for her benefit but could also be seen as being for his benefit
Prospero cites Miranda as being his reason for living after their initial banishment and he informs her that everything he does is "in care" of her
Caliban
a monster
Folio - 'a salvage and deformed slave'
animalistic comparisons
tortoise
fish
beast
lack of remorse for trying to rape Miranda
'would't had been done! Thou didst prevent me; I had peopled else This isle with Calibans
mistreated
Caliban represents the black magic of his mother and initially appears bad, especially when judged by conventional civilized standards
learning more about Caliban's life before Prospero and Miranda arrive on the island shows readers the motivation behind his horrific actions during the play
the angigonist
Ariel
Ferdinand
The Nobles
Gonzalo
idealistic