Miranda's Innocence - The Tempest

Being the daughter of Prospero and a character with many lines, Miranda can be classified as one of the main characters in the play. However, Miranda is possibly the most uninteresting characters in the play. She is a flat character and can be described adequately in 5 words or less. Simply put, she is young, loving, and loyal to Prospero. When she met Ferdinand she fell in love and it was an obstacle-free relationship. In many ways, Miranda can be considered child-like. Since she has been stranded on the island for her entire life, she knows very little about relationships and the world. When new people came to her island, it was like her first day of school, because she met many new people for the first time in her life. Also, her relationship to Prospero as a young and submissive daughter further asserts the image of her being a boring and child-like character.