She examines Orpheus as if he is in the play because it is Shakespeare's most musical play, containing a musical masque and an intricate stage dance. This taming of wild men can be paralleled to Prospero's taming of Caliban as well as Prospero's way of controlling men on the island with Ariel's music. In order to have a good performance it must be in tune and in sync which takes work just as discipline and hard work are necessary for a harmonious kingdom. The Matter of Sounds. Tomilson looks at music's role in The Tempest from a philosophical point of view by comparing its sounds and songs to Ficino's De Vita Libri Tres.
Songs are the same as words, noises, and pictures because they all create images.
Music acts only as a bridge to the heavens.