Prospero

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Prospero is the powerful sorcerer and rightful Duke of Milan who orchestrates the events on a remote island in Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest."

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Prospero canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Milan
Shakespearean character
fictional character
sorcerer
alliesWith Gonzalo
appearsIn The Tempest
associatedWithTheme colonialism
forgiveness
illusion and reality
power
child Miranda
controls Ariel
creator William Shakespeare
enslaves Caliban
exiledFrom Milan
famousLine "This rough magic I here abjure"
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on"
firstPerformanceApproximateDate circa 1611
forgives Alonso
Antonio
frees Ariel at the end of the play
gender male
hasChild Miranda
hasSibling Antonio
influences Miranda's upbringing
isRightfulRulerOf Milan
languageOfWork Early Modern English
literaryPeriod English Renaissance
masterOf Ariel
Caliban
narrativeFunction orchestrator of the play's events
notableAction arranges the romance between Miranda and Ferdinand
engineers the reconciliation with his usurping brother
raises a tempest to shipwreck his enemies
occupation duke
magician
orders Ariel in "The Tempest"
surface form: Ariel to create the tempest
positionHeld Duke of Milan
renounces magic
residesIn a remote island
roleInWork protagonist of The Tempest
settingContext remote island in the Mediterranean Sea (commonly interpreted)
siblingRelation Antonio is Prospero's younger brother
spouse Miranda's mother (unnamed in the play)
title Duke of Milan
usesMagicFor manipulating other characters
orchestrating a storm
usurpedBy Antonio

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Ariel loyalTo Prospero
Ariel freedBy Prospero
Ariel serves Prospero
The Tempest featuresCharacter Prospero
Prospero leakedAs Prospero
Miranda relative Prospero
Miranda childOf Prospero
Miranda raisedBy Prospero
Trinculo associatedWith Prospero
opera "The Tempest" by Thomas Adès character Prospero
subject surface form: The Tempest (Adès)
Sycorax contrastedWith Prospero
song “Come unto these yellow sands” characterAssociated Prospero
subject surface form: Come unto these yellow sands
song “Where the bee sucks, there suck I” hasCharacterAddressee Prospero
subject surface form: Where the bee sucks, there suck I
Caliban employer Prospero
Caliban associatedWith Prospero
Prospero and Ariel depicts Prospero