The Magic of His Love

Is their romance just a fantasy? Why do Ferdinand and Miranda fall in love so fast and hard? In a real sense, their love begins in magic. At first, he believes Miranda is magical herself, a goddess of the island. Miranda, who has lived with magic all her life, believes Ferdinand is magic too, a divine being, more than mortal.

Prospero feels the need to castigate Ferdinand, to create some conflict between the lovers to enhance their interest. The two do not realize that they are being manipulated, so the beauty of their love remains pure.

Prospero calls Ferdinand a traitor. Ferdinand draws his sword.

Ferdinand responds with one of the most beautiful speeches in the play:. Miranda offers to do it for him, but he refuses.

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Their love cannot be tainted, even as Prospero spies on them and schemes to bring about their marriage. Prospero interferes again when he warns Ferdinand not to seduce Miranda.

Ferdinand, answers diplomatically and the subject is dropped. The next time we see the two lovers, they are playing at chess. Miranda playfully accuses Ferdinand of cheating, and he pronounces his devotion once again. In a way, Ferdinand and Miranda never escape the magic and mystery that surrounds them.

Prospero does not drown his book until the very end of the play. But the unselfishness and devotion of the lovers makes it easy to understand that even if their love began in magic, it is now real.

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Is love magic really a thing? The association of magic with love has a long and storied history. Love spells can be found in the literature of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. In ancient Greece the gods could make you fall in love with whomever they chose; it often proved to be an unlikely person. Women tended to use philia spells to keep their husbands faithful, because women in this period had little or no power. The synth reveries outstay their welcome, but the sense is of a great talent whose early solo work vented a lifetime's pain and outrage now experimenting and recalibrating. Love Is Magic, however impassioned, brutally candid, and devilishly witty it might be at times, never really ignites like its predecessors.

Love Is Magic is Grant entertainingly magnified, but the emotional returns comes slightly diminished. By Metascore By user score.

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