His character mirrors that of Prospero in The Tempest, and he casts himself in this role in his prison production. Miranda is also always in the back of his mind and maintains a huge presence in his life for years after her death. He is filled with thoughts of revenge against Tony and the people he feels betrayed him. He can be somewhat manipulative, knowing when and how to stroke a person’s ego in order to get them to do his bidding. He leaves the town of Makeshewig and lives in a small, remote cabin under the alias of Mr. His position is taken by his former protegee, Tony, and he feels immense anger and betrayal over this. He is fired by the Board during the planning stages of The Tempest because they think he is mentally unstable and the direction he is taking the play in is too outlandish and will draw intense criticism. Three years later, his young daughter dies suddenly from an illness, which plunges him into a depression from which he tries to distract himself with a new staging of The Tempest. Their daughter Miranda is born a year later and Nadia dies of complications after the birth. He marries his wife Nadia when he is middle-aged. An aging Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival and sometimes actor.
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