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Ariel

Ariel In Shakespeare's (1564 – 1616) Tempest (CA 1609), chief of the spirits, who does Prospero's bidding in order to gain his freedom. He enchants the various castaways on the island, some happily, some quite spitefully, in revenge for their plot to overthrow Prospero. (Bourget)

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