The Tempest · Character
Sycorax
The deceased witch and mother of Caliban, who imprisoned Ariel before Prospero.
minor
First appearance: Scene II
Sycorax's tie to Ariel is one of the pressures that moves The Tempest—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as the witch who imprisoned Ariel in a cloven pine and as Caliban's mother.
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With Ariel (psychological): Ariel was imprisoned by the witch Sycorax and remains haunted by her memory and past servitude. With Ariel (psychological): Ariel was imprisoned by the witch Sycorax and remains haunted by…
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- Psychological
- Other
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- Minor and background figures
- Protagonist
- Shipwrecked nobles and islanders
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- Breaking point
In this epilogue, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Prospero, having regained his dukedom and f…
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Ariel was imprisoned by the witch Sycorax and remains haunted by her memory and past… How this plays out →
- Ariel
psychological · negative
Ariel was imprisoned by the witch Sycorax and remains haunted by her memory and past… How this plays out →
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