When Miranda finds out there are other men in the world, she's straight up shocked. And it was caused by Prospero-Miranda's dad-on purpose so the crew could come to the island.) In fact, that's what brought them to the island in the first place. (We should tell you that Ferdinand thought his father and fellow shipmates had died because there was a huge tempest (storm) that shipwrecked them. While Miranda and Ferdinand have been kickin' it playing chess, her dad has been talking to all the other men from the ship that brought Ferdinand over to the island. You can imagine Miranda's surprise when she finds out Ferdinand isn't the only male on the planet. And the fact that he's the heir to the throne of Naples is just gravy. But hey-it works: by the end of the play, Miranda and Ferdinand are happily engaged. She makes no secret of her attraction to the guy himself either.
What's cool about Miranda is that she's not at all bashful when she tells her dad she thinks Prince Ferdinand is hot. He's separated from his shipmates, and he just so happens to be the first man she's seen in her entire life (aside from her dad-who doesn't really count-and an evil, deformed slave.) But don't go thinking she's gonna play it shy and coy with her crush. So it's no surprise when she falls head over heels the moment she lays her eyes on the oh-so-dreamy Prince of Naples. Then, a ship washes up on shore brimming with men.
After spending a dozen years on a remote island with only her old man, a spirit, and the hideous slave Caliban, Miranda hasn't exactly been around the block.
You might call The Tempest's Miranda sheltered.
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