Storm - Shakespeare Stories (Includes CD)

Author: (English) Shakespeare / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Miranda grasps her father's hand and says, "Father, why must you be so cruel? Have mercy on him! I can guarantee that this is the second man I have met in my life, and he seems to be a true gentleman." Her father replies, "Daughter, you must stop talking, or I will scold you! What, you want to defend the fraud? You've only met him and Caliban, and you think their characters are so good? Foolish girl, he is much better than Caliban, isn't he? Let me tell you, most men are even better than him." Pross says this to test his daughter's loyalty. Unexpectedly, she replies, "I don't demand much in love. Even if someone is better than him, I'm not interested."
"Come on, boy!" Pross says to the prince, "You couldn't resist me."
"I admit it," Ferdinand replies. He doesn't know he has been enchanted and has completely lost the ability to resist. He is astonished that he is inexplicably and uncontrollably following Pross. He looks back at Miranda until he can no longer see her. He follows Pross into the cave and says, "I must be dreaming. My heart is under control. But as long as I can see the beautiful woman every day in my cell, then the threat of this man before me, or my own helplessness, means nothing to me."
Pross doesn't keep Ferdinand imprisoned for long before bringing him out and assigning him a difficult task. Pross deliberately lets his daughter know what the difficult task is, then pretends to go into his study, secretly observing the two. The task Pross gives Ferdinand is to stack some heavy logs. This prince of the king is not accustomed to such manual labor, and Miranda quickly realizes that the man she loves will be exhausted from the effort.
"Oh!" she says, "You don't have to work so hard. My father is reading, and he won't come out for three hours. Please rest!"
"Respected lady," Ferdinand says, "I dare not. I must finish the work before I rest." Miranda says, "Sit down and rest. I'll carry the logs for you." Ferdinand refuses. This makes Miranda do more harm, as they start chatting endlessly, and as a result, the logs are moved very slowly.