Question

Ferdinand :
This is strange. Your father's in some passion
That works him strongly.
Miranda:
Never till this day
Saw I him touch'd with anger, so distemper'd
Prospero :
[To Ferdinand] You do look, my son, in mov'd sort,
As if you were dismay'd. Be cheerful, sir;
Our revels now are ended...
(1)
Why is Prospero "touch'd with anger so distemper'd"?
Explain the phrase.(1)​

Answer 1

Answer:

the treachery or wicked conspiracy hatched by Caliban against him with the help of Stephano and Trinculo. The phrase means that Miranda has never seen her father in such an angry state.