In Shakespeare's play "The Tempest," Ariel, a spirit, is imprisoned by the witch Sycorax in a cloven pine tree. After Sycorax's death, Prospero, who is Sycorax's former master, frees Ariel from the tree and enlists his help in carrying out his plans for revenge and reconciliation on the island. Ariel serves Prospero throughout the play, seeking his ultimate liberation in return for his service.
Ariel
Prospero's sprite was Ariel in The Tempest (Note proper nouns (names) start with a capital letter)
Ariel is played by two actors wearing feathered leggings and body paint.
He gets Ariel to create a storm or Tempest.
It shows his insensitivity to human suffering.
Ariel
Prospero says that it has been twelve years since he was deposed and landed on the island. If he rescued Ariel immediately afterward, then Ariel has been his servant for twelve years. (He had been imprisoned in a tree for the previous twelve years.)
Ariel is given the gift of freedom.
Ariel
Ariel is Prospero's slave/assistant as he/she made the tempest and scattered everyone about the island. He/she wants to be free.
Ariel is willingly obedient, while Caliban is forced into obedience.
Ariel is the magical spirit who Prospero releases from his control at the end of The Tempest.
The witch that imprisoned Ariel
from Shalespeare - Ariel's song in The Tempest
Prospero's sprite was Ariel in The Tempest (Note proper nouns (names) start with a capital letter)
Ariel is played by two actors wearing feathered leggings and body paint.
He gets Ariel to create a storm or Tempest.