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Ferdinand Lured by Ariel is a painting by John Everett Millais which depicts an episode from Act I Scene II of Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. It illustrates Ferdinand’s lines Where should this music be? i’ the air or the earth?. He is listening to Ariel singing the lyric Full fathom five thy father lies. Ariel is tipping Ferdinand’s hat from his head while Ferdinand holds on to its string and strains to hear the song.