For example, when Sabastian and Antonio are about to stab their sleeping peers, Ariel makes Gonzalo wake up with a loud noise. However, Ariel's role is interesting in how she puts everyone except Antonio and Sebastian to sleep, showing that her manipulation can be used to gain information because now that these two are awake, she will be able to find out if they pose a threat to them. its sovereign, Prospero. The play ends with Ariel still having to perform one last mission to gain his freedom, showing that he had ulterior motives by being so cooperative with Prospero because if Prospero were to be killed, Ariel could never be killed.