Prospero, Ariel, Caliban, Miranda, and the other late romances such as The Winter's Tale, with themes of forgiveness and power.
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- Who is Prospero at the start of The Tempest?
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The rightful Duke of Milan, now living in exile
- Who usurped Prospero's throne?
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Antonio, his brother
- How long has Prospero been exiled from Milan?
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Twelve years
- What is Prospero's magical power in The Tempest?
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Control of weather and spirits
- Why does Prospero create the tempest that opens the play?
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To bring his enemies within magical reach
- What is Ariel in The Tempest?
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A spirit bound to Prospero, promised eventual freedom
- What imprisoned Ariel before Prospero freed him?
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Sycorax, a witch, trapped him in a tree
- What does Ariel desire most in The Tempest?
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Freedom from servitude
- Who is Caliban in The Tempest?
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An original island inhabitant, Sycorax's son, enslaved by Prospero
- How does Prospero come to enslave Caliban?
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He enslaved Caliban after teaching him language
- Who is Miranda in The Tempest?
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Prospero's daughter, raised in isolation on the island
- Who does Miranda fall in love with in The Tempest?
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Ferdinand, son of Naples's king
- What has Miranda never experienced before the shipwreck?
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Another human being besides her father
- What test does Prospero impose on Ferdinand to win Miranda?
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Labor to prove himself worthy of her
- What is Prospero's deeper purpose in staging the tempest?
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To bring enemies within reach so they may repent