Prospero, the male protagonist of The Tempest, begins as the victim of the play, but as the story progresses, it becomes apparent that he is actually the cause of all the problems and plots within the work. Prospero is important because he is the puppeteer who guides all the characters to complete his orders. He brings together all the characters to do his bidding, and at the end of the show, he is the only one who wins. Prospero is interesting because without him there would be no plot. It is he who stirs up the Storm and brings his usurpers to the island. Despite the original belief that Prospero is the victim of his brother's requisition of the throne, it becomes obvious that Prospero has no good intentions and is inherently evil. Throughout the play, Prospero shows no consideration for the feelings of others and treats them as objects that block the path to his ultimate goal. Prospero's main goal in the play is to regain the Duchy and make his daughter Miranda Queen of Naples. During the creation of the Tempest, Prospero separates Alonso from his son Ferdinand, without caring about their feelings. “My Son Is Lost” (2.1.91) Alonso is left without an explanation of what happened to his son until the end of the show. Prospero forced Alonso into madness by making him believe he had lost another of his sons when in reality he was using Ferdinand in another of his plans. Prospero could have made Alonso suffer as revenge for helping Antonio, his brother, to usurp his duchy of Milan. Ferdinand, on the other hand, was just a victim, tricked into falling in love with Miranda. Ensuring that the two fall in love and get married, Prospero uses his daughter, Mi...... middle of paper ......eedom and gets her hopes up for no reason. This implies that if he fails to get to Milan, Ariel will remain his slave. While Prospero can be called evil, this cannot be his only classification. Prospero often displays a dual nature where he has good intentions but a negative outcome results. It could be said that Prospero never intended to usurp the island from Caliban, but was forced to do so to teach him a lesson. Furthermore, as ambiguous as the ending is, Prospero may have intended to free Ariel from her duties. This interpretation of Prospero's character changes the way the reader reads the play because it shows Prospero in a more authoritative way, forcing the reader to think about the implications of all of his actions. Every good deed Prospero does has negative reactions that make Prospero seem manipulative and devious.