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here most sweetly." Gonzalo comes to his rescue and mentions more substantial 

 benefits of nature in order to silence their ridicule. Adrian takes no part in the 

 discussion of the incredible preservation of the garments. But he gently opposes 

 Sebastian's sarcastic allusion to the marriage of Claribel : "Tunis was .never graced 

 before with such a paragon to their queen." This is, in the words of Sebastian, 

 "most learnedly delivered." But the next speech of Adrian is an illumination: 

 " Widow Dido, said you ? You make me study of that ; she was of Carthage, 

 not of Tunis." Gonzalo boldly answers : " This Tunis, sir, was Carthage." But 

 the learned Adrian, who speaks with such discrimination of the subtle, tender, and 

 deHcate temperance of the island, and who knows the history of Tunis, merely 

 raises his eyebrows and protests gently, " Carthage?" 



In the seventh scene Adrian speaks but once. His words echo the request of 

 Gonzalo to those of suppler joints to follow and preserve the King and the two other 

 " men of sin." 



In the last scene Sebastian and Antonio enter into the magic circle, attended by 

 Adrian and Francisco. The character of Adrian is thus slightly, but rather firmly, 

 sketched. His shy, retiring manner is vividly contrasted with the bold aggressive- 

 ness of Sebastian, who dehghts in teasing him. His belief in the sufficiency of 

 Nature, or rather of mere landscape, to supply man with sufficient pleasure to 

 arouse his gratitude and satisfy the longings of his heart; his pedantic accuracy 

 concerning Dido and Carthage ; his timid but too expressive manner of asserting 

 his dissent ; his friendly attitude toward Gonzalo, than whom, however, he is much 

 less robust, indicate a character of the most refined and dehcate culture. He cor- 

 responds to that phase of Prospero which is associated with his library, and his 

 solitary studies on the island : he is a mingling of learning and gentleness. 



Francisco speaks twice in the course of the play. In the third scene he en- 

 deavors to inspire the King with hope concerning Ferdinand, after Gonzalo has 

 been unsuccessful. 



" Sir, he may live; 

 I saw him beat the surges under him, 

 And ride upon their backs; he trod the water, 

 Whose enmity he flung aside, and breasted 

 The surge most swoln that met him; his bold head 

 'Bove the contentious waves he kept, and oar'd 

 Himself with his good arms in lusty stroke 

 To the shore, that o'er his wave-worn basis bow'd, 

 As stooping to relieve him. I not doubt 

 He came aUve to land." 



This speech produces no effect upon Alonso. 



