Ariel is a fictional sprite who appears in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. He is bound to serve the magician Prospero, who rescued him from Sycorax, the witch who previously inhabited the island. Ariel, much like Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", has the power to make himself invisible to mortals, and causes several of the characters to see unearthly apparitions throughout the course of the play. At the end, he is released from his servitude by Prospero. Some of the play's most lyrical passages are sung by Ariel to befuddle and enchant the other characters. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Tempest is one of William Shakespeares last plays. ... Prospero is the protagonist in The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare. ... For the moon of Uranus, see Sycorax (moon). ... See Puck (mythology), a nature spirit Puck (comics), a diminuitive superhero in Marvel Comics Puck (Shakespeare), from A Midsummer Nights Dream Hockey puck, the ball used to play ice hockey Puck (moon), a moon of Uranus Puck, Poland, a town in Poland Puck, a character in the Japanese anime... A Midsummer Nights Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written in the mid- 1590s. ...

The name, which is a variation of the word "air" from which the spirit comes, is reused in later literature for other sprites, most notably in Alexander Pope's mock epic The Rape of the Lock. Alexander Pope - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic poem written by Alexander Pope and published in May 1717. ...