Prospero's Daughter

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As the scene progresses it is revealed to her that she is, in fact, the high ranking daughter of the Duke of Milan. Miranda has a close relationship with her father, although they do sometimes disagree and Miranda does disobey him at times.

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He is a protective father and, although he approves of Ferdinand as a potential match for Miranda, Prospero still wants Ferdinand to prove himself before he agrees to the marriage. Ariel, Prospero’s spirit servant, reports that the ship’s passengers have safely landed on different parts of the island. Then he entertains them with a masque of goddesses and dancing reapers before he remembers Caliban's plots.He is easily persuaded to kill his brother in Act II, scene i, and he initiates the ridiculous story about lions when Gonzalo catches him with his sword drawn.

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They think Ferdinand has drowned in the storm, which would make Sebastian, as the king’s brother, next in line to take the throne.Alonso’s teenage son, Ferdinand, has been separated from the group and has landed on another part of the island. He is not only able to control the actions of all the other characters, including the spirits that live on the island, but to observe them with the help of a servant spirit, Ariel. However, ultimately, he is a humane man: he understands that the ability to forgive and be merciful is what makes us human.