Interruption and Distraction in the Storm In Shakespeare's play The Tempest, there are numerous interruptions that hinder the outcome of the play. At the same time, through magic and song, the wedding mask is a subtle distraction that could have altered the outcome of the show. In The Tempest, interruption equals distraction, which in turn causes restriction. This promotes confusion, disturbance, mental intrusion and diversion among the characters in the work. We are introduced to Ariel (Prospero's invisible servant). Ariel sings beautiful songs that distract both the characters and the audience. Ariel's songs inspire subliminal messages; these messages are acts of mental and physical destruction. The exquisite noise that Ferdinand hears is caused by the anxiety of the images of the sea: Thy father lies in five arms; Coral is made from his bones; Those are pearls that were in his eyes; But undergoes a marine change Into something rich and strange" Sea nymphs hourly rings his bell: (1.2.400) Most likely these are the very words that arouse Ferdinand's curiosity. Hearing that his father is lying at the bottom of the sea, his bones are deteriorating, there is a change, a certain change that brings. wealth and the sound of a bell perhaps at the moment of death "This music crept beside me on the waters / From beyond the. I followed, or rather it attracted me; but it is no longer there" (1.2.392-94). This jumble of images sounds somewhat chaotic to Ferdinand's ears because he does not know where the music comes from, or its intended meanings. At this point, Ferdinand should be looking for his father, however, is distracted by Ariel's song, "And then take your hand. Bowed when you have and kissed / The...... middle of paper ......and subjected to winter: Ariel's song excludes misery. Stephen Greenblatt describes Ariel's interruptions as a "skillful manipulation of anxiety" (158). Note that the events that occur lead one to believe that Ariel's purpose is to divert the mind from the mind's purpose. Ariel's distraction tool gives way to the occurrence of unwanted events. Essentially because of the interruptions in The Tempest, they become distracting. The breaks in The Tempest are subtle and not noticeable. Works Cited Greenblatt, Stephen. “The Use of Healthy Anxiety in The Tempest.” The Tempest. Ed. Robert Langbaum. Classic Shakespeare seal. New York: Signet-NAL, 1998. 156-79. Rpt. from Shakespearean Negotiations. Berkeley: U of California P, 1988.Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. Ed. Robert Langbaum. Classic Shakespeare seal. New York: Seal-NAL, 1998.