Concetti Chiave
- Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, was exiled with his daughter Miranda to an island due to a conspiracy by his brother Antonio and King Alonso of Naples.
- On the island, Prospero overpowered the witch Sycorax, taking control of the spirit Ariel and making Caliban his servant.
- Twelve years later, a tempest caused a shipwreck that brought Antonio, King Alonso, Ferdinand, and Gonzalo to the island, orchestrated by Prospero's magic.
- Ferdinand, separated from the others, met Miranda, fell in love, and wished to marry her, which Prospero allowed.
- Ultimately, Prospero forgave Antonio and Alonso, returned to Milan as Duke, released Ariel, and left Caliban on the island.
Prospero's Exile
Prospero, an aspiring magician and the rightful Duke of Milan, was unfairly exiled, with his daughter Miranda, from his dukedom by his brother Antonio and the King of Naples Alonso. Prospero and Miranda reached an island, where the witch Sycorax lived with her son Caliban and her spirit Ariel. They survived there for a lot of years thanks to food, clothes and books of magic that Gonzalo, a servant, secretly put in the ship. In the island Prospero became a real magician and could overcome the witch Sycorax, making Ariel one of his magic spirits and used Caliban as a servant beacause he previously tried to rape Miranda.
The Shipwreck and the Encounter
12 years later Antonio (that meanwhile had become the Duke of Milan instead of his exiled brother), Alonso (the King of Naples), Ferdinand (son of Alonso) and Gonzalo were going to Tunis to celebrate the marriage between Ferdinand and the Princess of Tunis. Their ship accidentally shipwreacked during a tempest and Prospero, that with his powers saw the scene, made them shipwreack on his island, but in different points of the island, so they couldn't meet each other. The first person that Prospero and Miranda met on the island was Ferdinand, who fell in love with Miranda and wanted to marry her.
Forgiveness and Return
When, at the end, Prospero met Antonio and Alonso and forgave them for their conspiracy against him and they returned all together to Milan. Ariel was released and Caliban was left alone on the island. Prospero became the Duke of Milan again giving up his magical powers, and Miranda and Ferdinand got married.
Prospero, un aspirante mago e legittimo duca di Milano, fu ingiustamente esiliato, con la figlia Miranda, dal suo ducato dal fratello Antonio e dal re di Napoli Alonso. Prospero e Miranda raggiunsero un'isola dove viveva la strega Sycorax con suo figlio Caliban e il suo spirito Ariel. Prospero e Miranda sopravvissero lì per molti anni grazie al cibo, ai vestiti e ai libri di magia che Gonzalo, un servitore, nascose segretamente sul fondo della nave. Nell'isola Prospero divenne un vero mago e riuscì a sconfiggere la strega Sycorax, facendo di Ariel uno dei suoi spiriti magici e usando Caliban come servo perchè precedentemente tentò di violentare Miranda.
12 anni dopo Antonio (che nel frattempo era diventato il duca di Milano al posto del fratello esiliato), Alonso (il re di Napoli), Ferdinando (figlio di Alonso) e Gonzalo stavano andando a Tunisi per celebrare il matrimonio tra Ferdinando e la principessa di Tunisi. La loro nave durante una tempesta accidentalmente naufragò e Prospero, che con i suoi poteri vide la scena, li fece capitare sulla sua isola, ma li fece arrivare in diversi punti dell'isola, così da non potersi incontrare. La prima persona che Prospero e Miranda incontrarono sull'isola fu Ferdinando, che si innamorò di Miranda e chiese il permesso a Prospero per sposarla.
Quando, alla fine, Prospero incontrò Antonio e Alonso, li perdonò per la loro cospirazione contro di lui e tornarono tutti insieme a Milano. Ariel fu liberata e Caliban fu lasciato solo sull'isola. Prospero divenne di nuovo il duca di Milano, rinunciando ai suoi poteri magici, e Miranda e Ferdinando si sposarono.
Domande da interrogazione
- Why was Prospero exiled from Milan?
- How did Prospero and Miranda survive on the island?
Prospero was unfairly exiled from his dukedom by his brother Antonio and the King of Naples, Alonso, who conspired against him.
They survived thanks to food, clothes, and books of magic secretly provided by Gonzalo, a servant, which allowed Prospero to become a real magician.