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siobhan
siobhan
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High School - 9th Grade

How old was Miranda when the play starts?

it says that she was three when she was sent to the island but 15 when the play starts is it true?

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Posted by siobhan on Saturday April 14, 2007 at 12:17 PM and tagged with miranda, the tempest.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    She was roughly 15. By that I mean, Prospero says that she was not yet three years old when they were exiled to the island, and that it has been a dozen years that they are there. That could be 14 (less than 3 + 12), or it could be 15, since I doubt Prospero is keeping a precise calendar.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Saturday April 14, 2007 at 4:57 PM

  2. nja1
    nja1 Student

    Miranda was 13 as far as I know of. Back in those days people were allowed to marry at this age. It is weird though, because if she and Prospero have been on the Island for 12 years, and she remembers maids in a big house, she must have a really good memory to remember stuff from when she was 2 or 3!

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    Posted by nja1 on Wednesday May 9, 2007 at 11:18 AM

  3. babyrachere
    babyrachere Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    well, when she started i thiught she was 15 but not that sure

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    Posted by babyrachere on Sunday May 13, 2007 at 9:44 AM

  4. mayagamal
    mayagamal Student
    High School - 12th Grade

    when He tempest begin she was three years when she left Milan but when the true play started she was fifteen years old [when she marry frindand]

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    Posted by mayagamal on Monday November 26, 2007 at 11:28 AM

  5. honey4u
    honey4u Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    she was about two when the play started because we still learn that she was below 15 when prospero wrecks the ship

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    Posted by honey4u on Thursday February 26, 2009 at 10:16 AM

  6. tiffany123
    tiffany123 Student

    No that is not true, she was 79 when she started doing the play

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    Posted by tiffany123 on Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 1:52 AM

  7. fairydust-xo
    fairydust-xo Student

    hello.
    god eving to the world.

    how is life going.

    right, from my point of veiw- she was 88 i know becuase i am shakespears friend.

    he told me about it.

    he is sitting with me right now,

    he said hello world. -i love you, and thanks for the fans. (L)(L)

    please do not take an affence to this coment.

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Posted by fairydust-xo on Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 2:02 AM

  8. tiffany123
    tiffany123 Student

    Ohh thank you for that we love you shakespear and you are a lovely lady fairy dust ie annonamos shakespears friends,

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    Posted by tiffany123 on Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 2:09 AM