Prospero will have to let go of his magic to return to the world where his knowledge means something more than power. Prospero is one of Shakespeare’s more perplexing protagonists. Prospero (a fragment from “Prospero, Miranda and Caliban” (1789) – Henry Fuseli (1741-1825)- via York Museums Trust Our revels now are ended. Prospero (the rightful Duke of Milan) is the protagonist of The Tempest, William Shakespeare's final written play. Shakespeare's Characters: Prospero (The Tempest) From The Works of William Shakespeare. Tried by suffering, Prospero proves its strengthening qualities. What stood out to me about Prospero during… Ken Ford9/15/13ENGL 1500Prospero as Shakespeare? Prospero is the protagonist, the main character in the story, in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.At times, Prospero is a sympathetic character who is … Like Shakespeare, then, Prospero’s relation to the theater is multi-dimensional; he is an actor in the play, he is the creator of its ost spectacular scenes and its over-arching dramatic lines, he is the director of others, and, lastly, he acts as critic of the performances turned in by his actors and his own part in the play. Introducing Prospero. Vol. The first and probably the most obvious aspect to his character is that of the magician. Finding himself deserted on an island with his daughter Miranda after being betrayed by his own brother for power, Prospero ends up having twelve years of built up anger and revenge to dish out on those who have wronged him. Morris and Co. Prospero is a considerate character in that he was wronged by his usurping brother, but his absolute power over the other characters makes him difficult to like. J.D. 16. Anyway, I thought for my second blog I would look at the character of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest. As a quick note, I was ironically dealing with my own Tempest in the basement writing this, so it may be somewhat short. Ed. Evangeline Maria O'Connor. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air: And like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp’d tow’rs, the gorgeous palaces, […] Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest In act 1 we learn that Prospero is a very complex character with many different aspects to his presentation.