Where does Prospero reveals this information:
Prospero was the Duke of Milan.
PROSPERO Twelve year since, Miranda, twelve year since,
Thy father was the Duke of Milan and
A prince of power.
MIRANDA Sir, are not you my father?
Where does Prospero reveal this information ?:
Prospero wanted to study.
PROSPERO My brother and thy uncle, called Antonio— I to him put
The manage of my state, as at that time
Prospero the prime duke, being so reputed
In dignity, and for the liberal arts
Without a parallel; those being all my study,
Where does Prospero reveals this information ?:
To allow himself time to study, Prospero gave Antonio some power to look after Milan.
The government I cast upon my brother
And to my state grew stranger, being transported
And rapt in secret studies.
Where does Prospero reveals this information ?:
Prospero became too concerned with his studies and didn’t look after his duties as Duke of Milan.
I, thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated
To closeness, and the bettering of my mind,
but by being so retired, in my false brother
Awaked an evil nature.
Where does Prospero reveals this information ?:
Antonio began to act as if he was the Duke of Milan.
He being thus lorded, he did believe
He was indeed the duke, out o' th' substitution
And executing th' outward face of royalty.
Hence his ambition growing
Where does Prospero reveals this information ?:
Antonio and Alonso planned to get rid of Prospero.
PROSPERO The King of Naples, being an enemy To me inveterate, hearkens my brother’s suit, Should presently extirpate me and mine
Out of the dukedom, and confer fair Milan,
With all the honors on my brother. Whereon,
A treacherous army levied, one midnight
Fated to th' purpose did Antonio open
The gates of Milan, and, i' th' dead of darkness,
The ministers for th' purpose hurried thence
Me, and thy crying self.
Where does Prospero reveals this information ?:
Prospero and Miranda were put out to sea in an awful boat.
They hurried us aboard a barque,
Bore us some leagues to sea, where they prepared
A rotten carcass of a butt, not rigged,
Nor tackle, sail, nor mast - the very rats
Instinctively had quit it. There they hoist us
To cry to th' sea that roared to us.
Where does Prospero reveals this information ?:
Gonzalo gave Prospero some clothes, food and the book of magic.
MIRANDA How came we ashore?
PROSPERO By providence divine.
Some food we had and some fresh water that
A noble Neapolitan, Gonzalo,
Out of his charity - who being then appointed
Master of this design - did give us, with
Rich garments, linens, stuffs, and necessaries,
Which since have steaded much. So, of his gentleness,
Knowing I loved my books, he furnished me
From mine own library with volumes
Where does Prospero reveals this information ?:
When they arrived on the island, Prospero began to teach Miranda.
PROSPERO Here in this island we arrived, and here
Have I, thy schoolmaster, made thee more profit
Than other princesses can that have more time
For vainer hours and tutors not so careful.
MIRANDA Heavens thank you for ’t.