Overview
Show
Character
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Early Teen, Late Teen, Young Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 3, Scene 1
Time & Place
Outside Prospero's cell on a secluded island in the Mediterranean, during a warm, quiet afternoon as Ferdinand carries logs.
Length
Short
Time Period
Classical
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Context
Miranda speaks directly to Ferdinand, the young
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I do not know
One of my sex; no woman's face remember,
Save, from my glass, mine own; nor have I seen
More that I may call men than you, good friend,
And my dear father: how features are abroad,
I am skilless of; but, by my modesty,
The jewel in my dower, I would not wish
Any companion in the world but you,
Nor can imagination form a shape,
Besides yourself, to like of. But I prattle
Something too wildly and my father's precepts
I therein do forget.
Performance Tips
- Embrace a sense of radical, unfiltered
Emotional Beat Breakdown
1. Radical Honesty
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