Which Shakespeare play could be summarised as 'The magician Prospero shipwrecks the enemies that originally ousted him from Italy, but when Ferdinand falls for his daughter Miranda he finally faces them down and learns to forgive'?
Ferdinand (The Tempest) Ferdinand (The Tempest) Ferdinand is the prince of Naples and the son of Alonso, the King of Naples, in Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest". He falls in love with Miranda. He is quick to promise the title of queen and wife to Miranda even though he doesn't know her name. He is happy in humble labours, blinded by love. He makes a solemn vow to be truthful to Prospero, and not to violate Miranda's chastity before their wedding. Ferdinand is aboard the ship that is run aground due to the storm created by the sorcerer and old Duke, Prospero. Ferdinand is
Ferdinand (The Tempest) kept chained below."" Ferdinand displays noble intentions, assuring Prospero that he will not untie Miranda's "virgin knot" until they are formally married. Much to his delight, Ferdinand is eventually re-united with his father and friends. They all return to Naples and Prospero regains his Dukedom. As Samuel Johnson observed, the play thus ends in "the final happiness of the pair for whom our passions and reason are equally interested." ""(to MIRANDA) Oh, if a virgin, And your affection not gone forth, I'll make you The queen of Naples"." When Ferdinand meets Miranda, he falls in love at first sight and