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prospero's cell. the entrance of the cell opens, and discovers ferdinand and miranda playing at chess.
After the attack Prospero enslaved close enslave To take away a person’s freedom and make them work for nothing. Caliban. Caliban has no choice but to complete work for Prospero, who...
At the end of The Tempest, which is generally believed to be the last plays that Shakesepare wrote alone, Prospero breaks his staff and drowns his book. This has often been read as Shakespeare telling us that he will stop writing plays.
They plot to approach Prospero during his afternoon nap and 'brain him' after taking his books. Caliban says that Stephano could take Prospero’s beautiful daughter as his queen of the...
Read more about foreshadowing in Act I, scene ii. Though many readers view The Tempest as an allegory about creativity, in which Prospero and his magic work as metaphors for Shakespeare and his art, others find Prospero’s apparently narcissistic moral sense disturbing.
Caliban attempts to escape slavery by enslaving himself to someone else. Trinculo rightly ridicules Caliban, but notice how Caliban's tactic is exactly the same as the one used by Antonio, who gave his allegiance to Alonso in order to overthrow Prospero.
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Prospero Character Summary. Prospero is the protagonist of the play. He is father to Miranda and he is ultimately after justice for his brother's betrayal. The whole play centres around his desire for power and revenge.