Sc. 2, Lines 54–59: What do you learn about Prospero and Miranda in these lines? What evidence helped you make these inferences?

From these lines, we learn that Prospero was the Duke of Milan who was dethroned from his dukedom while Miranda was his only heir and a supposed princess.

Below is an excerpt from the lines as an evidence:

PROSPERO:

Twelve year since, Miranda, twelve year since,

Thy father was the Duke of Milan and

A prince of power.

MIRANDA:

Sir, are not you my father?

PROSPERO:

Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and

She said thou wast my daughter; and thy father

Was Duke of Milan; and thou his only heir

And princess no worse issued.

Explanation:

This is culled from "The Tempest" play by William Shakespeare. In the story, Shakespeare reveals an exiled ruler that made use of magic to restore his daughter . It also gives information on the consequences of the European settlement in the New World.

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