Question

In The Tempest, why does Miranda exclaim, "O brave new world that has such people in it!"?

Answer 1

Answer: B. The arrival of the shipwrecked passengers has opened her eyes to life's great possibilities.

Miranda, one of the main characters from The Tempest, is a young woman who has lived in the island her whole life. Her only companions have been her father, Prospero, and the magical creatures Ariel and Caliban. Miranda utters this line when she sees all the shipwrecked passengers. She had never seen men like this before, and she is amazed. This has made her realize that there are many things in the world she has never experienced, and she is now aware of all these possibilities.