Scientist's daughter: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Khym Chanur (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Miranda]], Prospero's daughter in Shakespeare's ''[[The Tempest]]'' | * [[Miranda]], Prospero's daughter in Shakespeare's ''[[The Tempest]]'' | ||
* [[Altaira]], Dr. Edward Morbius's daughter in the 1956 movie ''Forbidden Planet.'' Altaira is quite clearly modeled on Miranda. | |||
Revision as of 21:20, 5 April 2008
A common characterization for the female character in Golden Age science fiction was as the scientist's daughter, typically a damsel-in-distress, rescued by the younger male protagonist.
Examples
- Miranda, Prospero's daughter in Shakespeare's The Tempest
- Altaira, Dr. Edward Morbius's daughter in the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet. Altaira is quite clearly modeled on Miranda.
See also
- Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter at TV Tropes