Miranda

“I might call him
A thing divine, for nothing natural
I ever saw so noble.”(Act 1 , scene 2 , pg. 20)

In this quote Miranda is offering up the idea that the entire concept of courtship is found nowhere in nature and this is why she describes Fernando as a being of divine nature. Miranda has not had experience with the outside world aside from this man who has appeared before her due to the shipwreck and this creates confusion in her mind causing her to utter these words. Miranda describes the idea of a noble court as something of a divine nature due to her ignorance of both of these concepts and having no experience with either.

This is incredibly important to the play due to the fact that Miranda presents the idea that nobility is not recognized by nature and therefore sets the tone for the rest of the play where the characters attempt to take each others power or gain their power back in the case of Prospero. It also displays who has the power in the relationship between her and her father between Miranda and her father because Miranda does not completely understand the idea of courtship and yet she has agreed to marry Fernando despite this. Miranda is loyal to her father in every way. Overall this quote characterizes Miranda fairly well because it shows her as someone who is ignorant of the outside world and follows her father with blind loyalty.