Miranda (character in Shakespeare's The Tempest)

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Miranda is the compassionate and innocent daughter of Prospero in Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest," known for her wonder at the world and central role in the play’s themes of forgiveness and reconciliation.

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instanceOf Shakespearean character
dramatic character
fictional character
age about fifteen
appearsIn The Tempest
associatedWithTheme colonial encounter
education and nurture
forgiveness
innocence
reconciliation
wonder at the new world
betrothedTo Ferdinand
centralToPlotElement Prospero’s plan for political reconciliation
dynastic union between Milan and Naples
childhoodLocation Prospero’s island
creator William Shakespeare
describedAs compassionate
empathetic
innocent
naive
familyName unknown
father Prospero
firstAppearance The Tempest, Act 1
linked to: The Tempest
gender female
genre Shakespearean romance
hasFamousLine "O brave new world, that has such people in't!"
ignorantOf full details of Prospero’s past until Act 1
isDaughterOf Prospero
isNieceOf Antonio (Prospero’s brother)
linked to: Prospero
knows very few people before the shipwreck
language Early Modern English
loveInterest Ferdinand
medium stage drama
mother unnamed mother of Miranda
nationality Milanese
partOf Shakespearean canon
raisedBy Prospero
raisedOn remote island
relationshipWithCaliban former teacher and later repulsed victim
relationshipWithFerdinand mutual first love
relationshipWithProspero obedient but questioning daughter
residesIn Prospero’s island
sceneOfFamousLine The Tempest, Act 5, Scene 1
linked to: The Tempest
showsCompassionTo Caliban (initially)
linked to: Caliban

Ferdinand
shipwrecked mariners
spouse Ferdinand
title Princess of Milan
workDate circa 1610–1611
workSetting a remote Mediterranean island

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Miranda namedAfter Miranda (character in Shakespeare's The Tempest)