What gender is He/She
2007-01-30 06:39:43 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
was asking as in the originals its refered to as He,but it has also said all the spirits are genderless
2007-01-30 06:46:51 · update #1
was asking as in the originals its refered to as He,but it has also said all the spirits are genderless
2007-01-30 06:46:55 · update #2
Ariel is male. Many movies have been made of "The Tempest", and the role of Ariel has always been played by a male.
http://us.imdb.com/find?s=tt&q=the+tempest
2007-01-30 07:00:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word man can mean either male or female. It simply means human. And in literature throughout the ages it has always been used that way.
We have the idea that the spirits are genderless because the angels in the Bible are so said not to marry or be given in marriage--even as people when they go to heaven will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
But Ariel, in Shakespeare is conceived as a he, much like Puck in A Midsummer's Night Dream. Ariel is essential a male name, and it didn't become female until Walt Disney got a hold of it.
Well, that last might be a bit over the top.
2007-01-30 15:05:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ariel is a he. However I like to think of Ariel as more of an it, and I have played Ariel but am a she! Ariel to me is a thing of air, a spirit with no real gender. Unfortunately I have discovered that this is not the opinion of many directors, often male!
2007-01-31 04:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
She is female.
The characters refer to Ariel as "spirit", and never "he" or "she". At one point Prospero commands the spirit to take the form of a water nymph (a female form) but for the most part Ariel is invisible.
Prospero refers to Ariel as "my dainty", "my bird", etc. Hardly manly appelations.
The stage directions refer to "he" since the original actor was undoubtedly a male as were all actors of the time - even for female parts.
2007-01-30 14:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by Lem 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Male
In Frank Kermode's guide to Shakespeare's play..it says that Tempest is male. And remember...everyone male or female was played by males in Shakepeare's day
2007-01-30 15:52:36 · answer #5 · answered by i_am_jean_s 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I am just studying this play for my sats and Ariel in fact is male. It is never said which gender he is, but in the stage directions it refers to "he" did this and "his" things. I am sure he is male!
Hope this helps!
2007-01-30 14:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by <<Crazy Chick>> 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Definitely a she. That's my favourite Shakespeare story by the way. "I would have peopled this isle with Calibans" and all that. BTW Caliban is an anagram of canibal.
2007-01-30 14:42:58 · answer #7 · answered by Truman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋