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How Does Ferdinand Respond To Prospero

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After Prospero tells Ferdinand that Ferdinand will be punished severely if he has sex before actually getting married to Miranda, Ferdinand gives this speech about how there is nothing that will make him give up the joy of his wedding day. His purpose is to convince Prospero that Ferdinand is trustworthy and would do anything for the love of Prospero's daughter Miranda. Ferdinand uses very powerful language to prove to Prospero that he is very willing to forego sex until after marriage. Some examples of this would be when he uses “the most opportune place” to describe love his love for Miranda. This emphasizes his devotion to Miranda and how he wouldn’t want to lose that. Another example of this would be when Ferdinand states “shall never melt mine honor into lust”. Basically he is saying that he will not allow himself to turn his honor into lust, once again emphasizing his dedication towards Miranda. In addition to powerful language, Ferdinand also uses personification …show more content…

For instance, Ferdinand states that “for quiet days, fair issue, and long life”. This usage of parallelism suggests that if Ferdinand does not have sex before marriage, he will be entitled to all those things. In addition, parallelism is also used when he states, “the murkiest den, the most opportune place, and the strong’st suggestion” to show how important Miranda’s love really is to him. Moreover, a plethora of commas are used in this speech to show that Ferdinand has really paused to think about how much he loves Miranda and to show Prospero this.
To really emphasize his purpose, Ferdinand clearly uses a formal and earnest tone. This is very helpful especially because he is talking to the man whose daughter he loves. The earnest tone will make Propero want to trust him and as a result of this, Prospero would be content with giving up Miranda to Ferdinand. The tone also implies Ferdinand’s respect towards

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