Read the extract and answer the question X : So they are. My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up. My father's loss, the weakness which I feel, The wrac...

In the given extract, "this man" refers to Prospero. X is expressing how his spirits are all bound up and how he feels weak, and the wrack of all his friends is light to him as long as he can see this maid once a day. He says that he is subdued by Prospero's threats, and if he could see this maid through his prison once a day, he would let all the corners of the earth use their liberty. Therefore, "this man" is Prospero, who has subdued X and is threatening him.