Prospero the Leader Shakespeare, by concealing part of the truth at first, shows us the development of Prospero's character while on the island, from excessively trustful, too tyrannical, to a man who is willing to forgive. By the end of the play, Prospero indeed combines power over himself with power over the outer world (Elye 7). Although this does put him in an ideal position to lead, Prospero is brought to a point where he develops …showed first 75 words of 1045 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1045 total…In order for Prospero to become an ideal human leader, he must give up this rough magic, and consent to allow his power to flow only from the loyalty of his people (Tolman 17). Shakespeare does not present us with the perfect ruler immediately. Instead he develops Prospero from a basically good, but flawed man, to one who although retaining some vanity and therefore is not perfect, will act in a manner befitting an ideal leader.