Who is Prospero - "The Tempest" from Tales from Shakespeare and what is their importance? Tales_from_Shakespeare English & Literature "Prospero - ""The Tempest"" | Tales from Shakespeare"

He is the usurped duke of Milan and the father of Miranda, as well as a powerful magician. Prospero is responsible for the tempest which casts Alonso and his courtiers upon the island where he and his daughter live. Faced with his daughter's distress at the storm and the foundering ship, Prospero concedes that he has caused the tempest, but assures her that no harm has come to any of the passengers.