Prospero Influence On Miranda - 1308 Words

William Shakespeare depicts Miranda as an innocent and naive young woman in The Tempest (1611). Her actions are largely influenced by her relationship with her father Prospero. This is a result of her isolation growing up, with only Prospero to raise, guide, and teach her from the young age of three. To analyze the influence Prospero has on Miranda it is necessary that we look at her language of assertiveness in Mirandas interactions with other characters, particularly Caliban and Ferdinand. Mirandas first appearance in The Tempest serves as an introduction to her mild and innocent character. Miranda is first introduced in Act 1 Scene 2. She begins the dialogue of this scene with â€Å"If by your art, my dearest father, you have put the†¦show more content†¦Mirandas view of Caliban is one of a monster that is vile and disgusting. During Mirandas interaction with Caliban in act 1, scene 2, we get a glimpse of her slipping out of this innocent preconceived idea of her charact er. Having grown up being raised solely by Prospero, there is no doubt that Mirandas view of Caliban is greatly influenced by the way Prospero thinks of Caliban. Prosper calls Caliban â€Å"Thou poisonous slave, got by the devil himself† (line 319). Miranda mirrors this view of Caliban by calling him â€Å"a villain† (line 308) and an â€Å"abhorred slave, which any print of goodness wilt not take,† (line 351). We can see that Miranda holds a view of Caliban that is identical to the view Prospero has of Caliban. Miranda claims to have pitied him once saying â€Å"I pitied thee,† (line 352), which is why she taught him to speak English. She claims she but in unmeasureable effort into teaching him as we see in lines 353-354, â€Å"Took Pains to make thee speak, taught thee each hour one thing or other.†. It is clear now however that she pities him no more. â€Å"I endowed thy purposes with words that made them known.† (line 356-357). 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