Prospero

Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan, but his brother Antonio usurped his throne and set him and his young daughter Miranda adrift on the open sea. Prospero and Miranda survived and found refuge on a small island. Prospero learned sorcery from books and used his magic to protect Miranda and control the other characters on the island. He freed the magical spirit Ariel from a cloven pine and took Ariel as his slave. Prospero's sorcery was so powerful that he could control the weather and even raise the dead. On the island, Prospero also became master of the monster Caliban and forced him into submission by punishing him with magic if he did not obey. At the end of the play, Prospero intends to drown his books and renounce magic.