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matman1994
matman1994
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High School - 9th Grade

What happens to Ariel in "The Tempest"?

what does he learn, how does the character change  how does the character change in awareness wisdom and action by the end of the play and what does shakespere want us to learn from this.

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Posted by matman1994 on Sunday October 19, 2008 at 7:47 PM and tagged with ariel, change, character, the tempest.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    Ariel's primary changes in the play are emotional and situational. That is to say, there is not much evidence of Ariel learning. Rather, at the start of the play, Ariel is Prospero's servant. Ariel serves with more or less good will, but continually pressures Prospero to remember his promise and release it (Ariel) from servitude. At the end of the play, Prospero releases Ariel.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Monday October 20, 2008 at 8:00 AM