Prospero

Also known as Duke of Milan

Prospero ( ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

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Character.name: Prospero
Character.series: The Tempest
Character.image: Prospero and miranda.jpg
Character.caption: Prospero and Miranda by William Maw Egley
Character.creator: William Shakespeare
Character.family: Miranda (daughter)

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Image: William Hamilton Prospero and Ariel.jpg

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Prospero ( ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

== Character == Twelve years before the play begins, Prospero is usurped from his position as the rightful Duke of Milan by his brother Antonio, who puts Prospero and his three-year-old daughter Miranda to sea on a "rotten carcass" of a boat to die. Prospero and Miranda survive and find exile on a small island inhabited mostly by spirits. Prospero learns sorcery from books, and uses it to protect Miranda.