Prospero “...a Duke of Milan with interests in the occult sciences...” Featured in : The Tempest by Willam Shakespeare Links Text of 'The Tempest'	Biography Prospero used to be the legitimate Duke of Milan. Unfortunately his treacherous brother Antonio stole his title and banished Prospero to a Mediterranean island with his daughter Miranda. A great lover of the arts and in particular books, Prospero has harnessed the powers of magic whilst in exile.
	Caliban "...his brute..." Featured in : The Tempest by Willam Shakespeare Caliban Upon Setebos by Robert Browning Links Text of 'The Tempest'	Biography Caliban was born of a witch; Sycorax, worked within Nature and as a part of it. She worked with devils and the lowest orders of spirits. Although we are not given details of Caliban's birth, it seems likely that a creature as subhuman in appearance as Caliban was not born of a human union, prehaps from a union between Sycorax and an incubus. Caliban's original love for Prospero and Miranda, and subsequent hatred for them, illustrate his fundamental reliance on his senses. Caliban's dearest wish is to depose Prospero by killing him and, rather than resuming rule of the island himself, submit to the rule of Stephano.
	Ariel "...his spirit of the air..." Featured in : The Tempest by Willam Shakespeare Links Text of 'The Tempest'	Biography An airy spirit, Ariel serves his master Prospero well in his many tasks of magic on Prospero's island. He can do many things, including create a great storm, turn invisible and plays music that makes others sleep. Once enslaved and imprisoned by Sycorax for refusing to obey her, she encased him in a cloven pine. Sycorax died and Ariel remained imprisoned until Prospero freed him. Ariel wants his freedom from all masters, and eventually Prospero grants this wish.

Christian “...the wide-eyed traveller called only ‘Christian,’ claimed that he had wandered into our world from some neighbouring etheric territory....” Featured in : The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Links John Bunyan.Online

Biography An ordinary sinner from the City of Destruction who journeys toward the Celestial City in search of salvation. Christian has a great burden on his back. Evangelist advises Christian to seek his salvation in God, telling him that if he journeys to the Celestial City, he will know a glory greater than any he has ever had. Christian resolves to make this trip, despite the fact that his family and neighbors discourage him.

 

Don Quixote “beloved Spanish aristocrat Quixote,” Featured in : Don Quixote de La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Links Don Quixote

Biography Don Quixote's main quest in life is to revive knight-errantry in a world devoid of chivalric virtues and values. He believes only what he chooses to believe and sees the world very differently from most people. Honest, dignified, proud, and idealistic, he wants to save the world from itself.

 

 

Amber St. Clair “ravishing courtesan Mistress St. Clair.” Featured in : Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever_Amber

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Captain Robert Owe-much "Prospero's occasional companion Captain Robert Owe-much..." Featured in : The Floating Island by Richard Head Links Text of 'The Floating Island'

Biography Captain Robert Owemuch discovered the Floating island Scoti Moria, also known as Summer Island in his three ships, the 'Pay-naught,' the 'Excuse,' and the 'Least-in-Sight'. Floating Island is a small island located in the middle of the Thames-Isis Gulf, off the coast of England. The island floats away in winter and hides until the summer, hence its name.

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Images on this page include John Gielgud as Prospero, Jean Rochefort as Don Quixote, Linda Darnell as Amber St. Clair, and Philip Latham as Plantagenet Palliser.

With sincerest thanks to Anthony Devlin for all him help in scanning many of the images on this page.