6.1.1

Overview

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Overview of Act 4

Here is an overview of the key ideas and themes of Act 4:

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Pure love - Miranda and Ferdinand

  • Act 4 includes the engagement party of Miranda and Ferdinand.
  • Their love is presented as a pure contrast to the revenge and betrayal that has characterised much of the play.
  • This purity also extends to Miranda alone. Prospero emphasises that she must remain pure until the marriage has been officially carried out.
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Power consolidation

  • The union between Miranda and Ferdinand consolidates Prospero's power - his daughter will now be a queen.
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Freedom

  • Ariel is finally given his freedom in this act - it only comes once he has achieved all that Prospero asked.
  • This suggests that Prospero was using and manipulating Ariel.

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