Comical Relief in The Tempest Throughout The Tempest Prospero’s character portrays an image of a higher all powerful being capable of many feats of willpower and intelligence. He is in control of every situation and event as if the chain of causes and effects would be a that of what only a god would be able to manipulate. On the other hand he is very much human: a banished and wronged duke with but a little girl, his daughter Miranda, which is primarily the entire underlying plot of the play. Prospero's and his daughter's situation on the island was hopeless, however Prospero decided rather than dwell in misery for being over thrown, he decides revenge would be far greater a cause. Prospero created a meaning for his life, and began to plot out how he’d exact his revenge on those who’d wronged him. At the beginning of the play we believe that his revenge will be a dark twisted plot that would not end well for those whom are ensnared in his plot. Prospero, as the puppet master, the one pulling the strings of the people who have landed on his island, must teach everybody a lesson about themselves, and try to make them better people.
At the beginning of the play, it is explained to us, largely through Prospero’s exposition, that Miranda is but a perfect child. She’s sincere, gorgeous, intelligent and loyal; She’s Prospero’s little angel. At the beginning of the novel, she comes off being too perfect, so perfect it makes her character rather dull and boring, despite her many assets, she’s no more than a side character. Through Ferdinad she becomes much more interesting character as we see more realistic traits/qualities we can relate to. She is so obsessed over Ferdinad that she refers to him as a ‘noble creature’. He is so perfect to Miranda that she insists that he’s the one for her. It’s a very musing twist, to watch Miranda, such a perfect girl that rivals any