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Directors of Shakespeare plays sometimes change the gender of a character, which can have an interesting impact on the play. For example, Prospero is sometimes played by a woman.
Prospero’s future therefore depends on Miranda’s virginity, which is why he must guard against all sexual advances, whether from Caliban or Ferdinand. Shakespeare names but never introduces several other female characters in The Tempest. Of these characters, Sycorax serves as Prospero’s evil female alter ego.
When Prospero and Miranda arrive on the island, Caliban lives with them as part of the family but when Prospero catches him about to sexually assault Miranda, he throws Caliban out and treats him as a slave. Caliban wants revenge on Prospero but is afraid of his magical powers.
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Prospero is one of Shakespeare’s more enigmatic protagonists. He is a sympathetic character in that he was wronged by his usurping brother, but his absolute power over the other characters and his overwrought speeches make him difficult to like.
Following the violent tempest in Act I, Prospero tells Miranda to calm down and assures her that no real harm has been done. He’s not exactly right. Even though no one died, the storm clearly had a traumatic impact, both on the individuals who were shipwrecked and separated, and on Miranda as well.
Dec 6, 2010 · In The Tempest, she takes a gender twist on Shakespeare's main character, Prospero, playing the wizard as a woman, Prospera.
