The Duke of Milan is marooned in this play that was inspired by the 1609 wreck of an English ship off Bermuda
[DOC] [TLE] Nebo Literature - Tempest - Themes [PAR] Perhaps the most recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays is that of a ... Prospero 
is marooned on an island after having his throne usurped in Milan ... inspired by 
an English fleet wrecked off the coast of Bermuda in 1609 where the survivors 
were stranded for 10 months before building a new ship and sailing for Virginia.