The tempest
Study Guide
Charakter analysis, Quotes,
main themes and short
summary.
Rachel Jones
, The Tempest William Shakespeare
Prospero
• A magician.
• Loves to read books and learn.
• Very forgiving – He forgives those who have helped his brother, Antonio exile him to the
island.
• He uses magic to control the spirits on the island.
• Former Duke of Milan.
• He neglected his duties as Duke of Milan for the pursuit of knowledge and that is why
Antonio was able to steal his power from him.
• He can be controlling – He controls Ariel and Caliban and treats them as slaves.
• He is powerful- He uses magic to get what he wants, and he was once the Duke of Milan.
• Miranda’s father.
Quotes that describe Prospero
• “Thy father was the Duke of Milan and / A prince of power”.
Quotes said by Prospero
• “Me, poor man, my library was dukedom large enough.” – Although Prospero doesn’t have a
lot on the island, he has a lot because of his knowledge from his books (Library).
• “Let us not burthen our remembrance with a heaviness that’s gone.” – Prospero tells Alonso
that he has forgiven him and that there is no point in dwelling on the past.
• “Awake, dear heart, awake. Thou hast slept well. Awake.”
• “Thou shalt be free as mountain winds: but then exactly do all points of my command.”
• “This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine.”
• “A devil, a born devil, on whose nature nurture can never stick” – Prospero believes that if
you are evil, you can never change. (He says this about Caliban, whom he hates).
• “At this hour lie at my mercy all mine enemies.”
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Rachel Jones
Study Guide
Charakter analysis, Quotes,
main themes and short
summary.
Rachel Jones
, The Tempest William Shakespeare
Prospero
• A magician.
• Loves to read books and learn.
• Very forgiving – He forgives those who have helped his brother, Antonio exile him to the
island.
• He uses magic to control the spirits on the island.
• Former Duke of Milan.
• He neglected his duties as Duke of Milan for the pursuit of knowledge and that is why
Antonio was able to steal his power from him.
• He can be controlling – He controls Ariel and Caliban and treats them as slaves.
• He is powerful- He uses magic to get what he wants, and he was once the Duke of Milan.
• Miranda’s father.
Quotes that describe Prospero
• “Thy father was the Duke of Milan and / A prince of power”.
Quotes said by Prospero
• “Me, poor man, my library was dukedom large enough.” – Although Prospero doesn’t have a
lot on the island, he has a lot because of his knowledge from his books (Library).
• “Let us not burthen our remembrance with a heaviness that’s gone.” – Prospero tells Alonso
that he has forgiven him and that there is no point in dwelling on the past.
• “Awake, dear heart, awake. Thou hast slept well. Awake.”
• “Thou shalt be free as mountain winds: but then exactly do all points of my command.”
• “This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine.”
• “A devil, a born devil, on whose nature nurture can never stick” – Prospero believes that if
you are evil, you can never change. (He says this about Caliban, whom he hates).
• “At this hour lie at my mercy all mine enemies.”
1|P age
Rachel Jones
