Prospero

Though he has promised to relinquish his magic, Prospero still seems to see his daughter as a mere pawn in his game.

Before Prospero left the island, he let Ariel go from his service, to the great joy of that lively little spirit.

Grief and terror had so stupefied their sense, that they did not know Prospero.

Caught up in their game, Miranda and Ferdinand also symbolize something ominous about Prospero's power.

They lived in a cave made out of a rock: it was divided into several parts, one of which Prospero called his study.

It was in the eastern or blue chamber in which stood the Prince Prospero as he uttered these words.

Alonso must be willing to give up his life in order to become truly penitent and to be forgiven for his treachery against Prospero.

Once Prospero moves on to a subject other than his absorption in the pursuit of knowledge, Miranda's attention is riveted.

Instead, while she sleeps, Prospero sends Ariel to fetch Ferdinand, and arranges things so that the two will come to love one another.

Accompanied by music, these present a feast for the eye and the ear and convince us of the magical glory of Prospero's enchanted isle.

Despite his shortcomings as a man, however, Prospero is central to The Tempest's narrative.

That, at the simplest level, is the symbolic significance of Prospero revealing Ferdinand and Miranda playing chess in the final scene.

In his first speech to Prospero, Caliban insists that Prospero stole the island from him.

One of which Prospero called his study; there he kept his books, which chiefly treated of magic.

The establishment of Prospero's idea of justice becomes less a commentary on justice in life than on the nature of morality in art.

However, Prospero's plans for revenge are thwarted when his daughter meets the king's son, Ferdinand.

Similarly, in order to rejoin the world he has been driven from, Prospero must be willing to give up his magic and his power.

"Ariel, " said Prospero , "your work is faithfully performed: but there is more to do. "

We might develop sympathy for him at first, when Prospero seeks him out merely to abuse him, and when we see him tormented by spirits.

His devilish nature can never be overcome by nurture, according to Prospero.

On the other hand, Caliban's desire for sovereignty of the island mirrors the lust for power that led Antonio to overthrow Prospero.

From then on, master-servant relationships like these dominate the play: Prospero and Caliban;