Vol. 08 · Shakespeare ·The Tempest, Act V.i ·Miranda
"O brave new world!"
Not quite the line.
How it's usually quoted
"O brave new world!"
What Shakespeare actually wrote
"O brave new world, / That has such people in't!" Miranda — The Tempest, Act V.i
Why it matters
Miranda is innocent; Prospero immediately mutters "'Tis new to thee." The line is bitterly ironic — Huxley's novel doubled the irony; pop use takes it sincerely.
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