The Tempest: An Analysis of Antonio

Antonio is the younger brother of Prospero. He is an evil man with an ego so big that he wants to take total control of Milan away from his brother. At the time, Prospero was the Duke. However Prospero was so tied up with his books and his magic that he gave almost his power to Antonio. At first, Antonio was very conservative with this power. But as time went on, he began to abuse this power and eventually Antonio teamed up with the King of Naples and threw Prospero off the throne. Antonio is obviously a very influential person who seeks for power and control. He is also a very humorous ch…