Question

How does the audience learn the background story of Miranda and Prospero? A. Ariel tells the audience how Prospero and Miranda arrived on the island. B. Prospero tells Miranda the story of how they ended up on the island. C. A narrator interrupts the story to inform the audience of each character's story as characters freeze on stage. D. Miranda recounts to Ferdinand the events that resulted in her and her father being on the island.

Answer 1

B. Prospero tells Miranda the story of how they ended up on the island.

Miranda is upset at the sinking ship in the ocean, and Prospero tries to calm her and prepare her for the upcoming events (since he knows who will be stranded on the island with them) by finally telling her the story of who she actually is and how they came to be on the island.