Romantic Love
 Ferdinand and Miranda are the characters  Their youthful zeal continues into Act 3 Scene
in the play who share romantic love, and
the nature of their relationship is
exceedingly pure and of ideal tenderness,
infused with a somewhat pious admiration
due to their mutual perceptions of the other task":
as 'divine.' Ferdinand's first words to
Miranda are an exclamation that reveals an
immediate development of admiration for
the young lady:
"Most sure the goddess on whom these
airs attend!"
 Miranda is infatuated by Ferdinand's
appearance as well:
"I might call him a thing divine, for
nothing natural I ever saw so noble."
 Prospero acknowledges their quick fall into
love, commenting in passing that "at the
first sight they have changed eyes."
Ferdinand's feelings for the beauty he has
just met are pure, expressing his delight at
simply "beholding this maid" in the
hyperbolic language common in courtly
encounters:
"Might I but through this prison I may
once a day behold this maid... Space
enough have I in such a prison."
 Miranda reciprocates this kind of passion,
pleading with her father to be merciful with
the young Ferdinand, claiming that he is
"gentle and not fearful," and advocating
that "there's nothing evil ill can dwell in
such a temple," citing his appearance as
proof of a righteous nature.
1, where Ferdinand is 'tested' by Prospero for
the strength of his love for Miranda. Because
of the mistress for whom he does it, the young
man's adoration is unaffected by his "mean
"The mistress which I serve quickens
what's dead, And makes my labours
pleasures. O, she is Ten times more gentle
than her father's crabbed, And he's
composed of harshness... My sweet
mistress Weeps when she sees me work
and says such baseness Had never like
executor. I forget; But these sweet
thoughts do even refresh my labours Most
busilest when I do it."
 In this soliloquy, his love for his "sweet
mistress" appears to renew his resolve to
work. She "makes [his] labours pleasures,"
converting the 'odious' and unappealing nature
of his wood-stacking into a pleasurable toil
for the benefit of his love. In this way, their
love appears to be infused with piety, as
Ferdinand serves his "mistress" (to whom he
compares a goddess) with religious-like
devotion. Even from the prison of his labour,
his joy comes from simply "behold[ing] this
maid."
 Miranda's entrance into the scene
demonstrates her concern and affection for
Ferdinand, implying that he prefers to rest
rather than work while she "bears [his] logs
the while." However, Ferdinand is unable to
accept this, preferring to "crack [his] sinews,
break [his] back" rather than allow this
"precious creature" to perform his
dishonourable labour while he sits idly by.
The compassionate and innocent Miranda
meeting with Ferdinand (she thinks) behind
her father's back out of concern for his
wellbeing while working so hard, and the
deeply smitten Ferdinand, happy to just be
near Miranda and unwilling to subject her to
dishonourable work for his sake.