Ariel

[shthrite]

Please give your opinions on Ariel!

Despite comparisons between the two, I believe that Puck and Ariel are very, very different. While Puck is wild and 'free', Ariel is ultimately paradoxical. He is at the same time powerful and weak - grand yet servile.

Thoughts?

[whiteangel]

hey, I like Ariel, i think shes one of the most powerful characters in the play, without her there would be no play. Prospero feeds of her natural power and abuses it....

[kelby_lake]

Ariel isn't female; he's referred to as 'he' but is adrogynous.

The Tempest is like a cross between A Midsummer Night's Dream and As You Like It.