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.

In all the years of being on the island, Miranda had never been told the story of how and why she and Prospero got there. Because she sees the boat sinking in the ocean and is upset, Prospero thinks it's finally time to tell her about their past.