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The enchanted, isolated island in Shakespeare's romance The Tempest provides mystery to the community of habitants of the island. The island throughout the play adds mystery to the lives of Miranda, and the people of Naples. Through Miranda l ....

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... to this island which he resides. It becomes apparent that Prospero is in charge of this great storm when Miranda, his daughter, states "If by your art, my dearest father, you have/ Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them." (I, ii, l 1-2). Although unsure of whether the tempest is actually an act of Prospero, Miranda knowing only what her father is capable of naturally assumes that the storm is his doing. By being on the island for most of her life Prospero is all that is known to her, because, of this she is curious of why he wishes to bring harm to others. The mysteriousness of what is this island stand for becomes alive for Mira ...