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 NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme colonial encounter
education and nurture
forgiveness
innocence
reconciliation
wonder at the new world
betrothedTo Ferdinand NERFINISHED
centralToPlotElement Prospero’s plan for political reconciliation
dynastic union between Milan and Naples
childhoodLocation Prospero’s island NERFINISHED
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
describedAs compassionate
empathetic
innocent
naive
familyName unknown
father Prospero NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Tempest, Act 1 NERFINISHED
gender female
genre Shakespearean romance NERFINISHED
hasFamousLine "O brave new world, that has such people in't!"
ignorantOf full details of Prospero’s past until Act 1
isDaughterOf Prospero NERFINISHED
isNieceOf Antonio (Prospero’s brother) NERFINISHED
knows very few people before the shipwreck
language Early Modern English NERFINISHED
loveInterest Ferdinand NERFINISHED
medium stage drama
mother unnamed mother of Miranda
nationality Milanese
partOf Shakespearean canon NERFINISHED
raisedBy Prospero NERFINISHED
raisedOn remote island
relationshipWithCaliban former teacher and later repulsed victim
relationshipWithFerdinand mutual first love
relationshipWithProspero obedient but questioning daughter
residesIn Prospero’s island NERFINISHED
sceneOfFamousLine The Tempest, Act 5, Scene 1 NERFINISHED
showsCompassionTo Caliban (initially) NERFINISHED
Ferdinand NERFINISHED
shipwrecked mariners
spouse Ferdinand NERFINISHED
title Princess of Milan NERFINISHED
workDate circa 1610–1611
workSetting a remote Mediterranean island

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