per order, and at the exact moment in the story's progression.Nevertheless, the identification between Prospero and Shakespeare is notexact. For one thing, Prospero on the Island and in Milan, is anaristocrat, a noble bound by solemn obligation to rule over his subjects. Shakespeare,on the other hand, while honored by royalty never rose above the upperranks of the Elizabethan middle-class. By the same token, Prospero has nocommercial life, no concern with money or material gain. The same cannotbe said of his creator, Shakespeare having extensive financial interests inreal estate, commodity trading, and, above all, the theater itself....
