Shakespeare plays PROSPERO, a magician

Illustration: Shakespeare plays Prospero dressed in an Elizabethan magician‘s clothing. He looks irritated, wagging a finger at Ariel who is wearing a pixie-like outfit with a pair of small wings

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Prospero feels it necessary to remind Ariel (his reluctant servant) of who's the boss, and that Ariel had better improve his behaviour if he's ever to gain his freedom.
The Tempest
Act 1 Scene 2

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