What is servitude? What is power? Are these things sought by all humans or is it something that is imposed on us? Servitude is slavery or servitude of any kind. Power is the strength of the ability to act. The fact remains that we are all influenced, in all our lifestyles, by these two simple words. Shakespeare's "The Tempest" focuses on these themes of power and bondage and presents them to us in a way that shows the true selfish side of humanity and how far we will go to get what we want. Here the question arises: who is the slave and what can he gain? It is true that many characters show aspects of slavery, which makes "every character" the answer; but individually, each character always gives their own representation of the subject. One relationship that breaks the mold and doesn't fit all the other human struggles for power on the island is that between Miranda and Ferdinand. Their struggle does not correspond to all the others and they have in mind gains different from everyone else. Miranda, just under fifteen, is sweet and compassionate to say the least and is very passive. She was born with “a knowledge of the common humanity in which all men participate” (Douglas 233, 236). One can easily see his emotional state and compassion in his very first lines: “O, I have suffered / With those whom I have seen suffering! "" she says of the shipwreck (1.2.5-6), and upon hearing Prospero's account of their narrow escape from Milan, she says: "I, remember not how I cried then, / I I will cry again” (1.2. .158-160). However, even though Miranda is very passive in some ways, she has a few moments where she demonstrates strength and power that further complicates how we perceive this naive girl. This first moment captures the s......middle of paper......there is some here! / How beautiful humanity is! O brave new world / Which contains such people." (5.1.215-218) Through this passage, and many of her others, Miranda shows a positive attitude that is almost uncanny compared to the other characters. He could easily have accepted and received help from her, but he asserts the honor of his intentions However, until those intentions are tested, even he cannot be sure “His only weakness seems to be an inclination. to sit and admire it when it should be using the time to complete the work, the point is made in terms of remembering and forgetting (Douglas 233, 236) This weakness is very clear when. 'he declares: My sweet mistress cries when she seems to me to work, and says that such baseness was never like an executor, I forget it but these sweet thoughts refresh even my labors, the least busy when I; he does it.. (3.1.11-15)