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Prospero's power is held in his relationship to his books, and The Tempest is witness to more than a few apparently conflicting facets of his persona… - Peter Greenaway
" "Prospero's power is held in his relationship to his books, and The Tempest is witness to more than a few apparently conflicting facets of his personality -- not all of them particularly praiseworthy. What was it, in those books, that made Prospero not only powerful but also a moralising schold and a petty revenger, a benevolent despote, a jealous father and also a master designer of song and dance? Are we truly the product of what we read?
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Peter Greenaway CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director.
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