Ariel

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Ariel is a spirit of the air and a central supernatural character in William Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a play
fictional character
spirit
supernatural being
appearsIn The Tempest
assists Ferdinand and Miranda’s meeting
associatedWith air
invisibility
music
song “Come unto these yellow sands”
song “Full fathom five”
song “Where the bee sucks, there suck I”
causes the tempest (storm) that opens the play
contrastedWith Caliban
creator William Shakespeare
demandsFromProspero freedom
firstAppearance The Tempest
surface form: Act I of The Tempest
formerMaster Sycorax
freedBy Prospero
gender ambiguous
imprisonedBy Sycorax
imprisonedIn cloven pine
literaryPeriod English Renaissance
loyalTo Prospero
medium drama
nationalityOfWork English literature
nature air spirit
obeys Prospero’s commands
occupation servant
partOf works of William Shakespeare
surface form: Shakespearean canon
performs illusions
magic
music
songs
promised eventual freedom
requests release from service
role central supernatural character
serves Prospero
settingOfActivity the enchanted island in The Tempest
species spirit
symbolizes art
freedom
imagination
torments Alonso
Antonio
Sebastian
workLanguage Early Modern English

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