Felix

Felix is the central character / protagonist. After losing his job as Artistic Director at a small town theatre festival, Felix moves to an isolated farmhouse and plots revenge against Tony, the man who stole his job, while teaching Shakespeare in a prison.

Felix is the equivalent of the character of Prospero in The Tempest. Both men were ousted from a position of authority by someone who betrayed them and subsequently lived lives of isolation whilst plotting their revenge. Both men command a group of entities to carry out their plans: in Prospero’s case it is a group of spirits and goblins on the enchanted island, whereas in Felix’s case it is the cast members of the Fletcher Correctional Players. Notable differences between Felix and Prospero include the fact that Prospero’s Miranda is alive and Felix’s Miranda died at the age of three; Prospero uses...