| Prospero | The main character of this play. Used to be the legitimate Duke of Milan before his brother stole his title and banished him to a mediterranean island. Lover of arts and books. Has harnassed the powers of magic while in exile |
| Miranda | Prospero’s daughter. Attractive and well educated but naive at the tender age of 15. Lived with her father in the island for 12 years. Hasn’t seen a lot of men in her life. Quickly enchants Ferdinand |
| Ariel | An airy spirit. Serves his master Prospero well in his many tasks of magic. Once enslaved by a witch named Sycorax |
| Caliban | A strange creature. Half man-half beast. Shakespeare describes him as “a savage and deformed slave.” Hating his master Prospero, only works from him out of fear of Prospero’s magic |
| Alonso | The King of Naples. When Prospero’s brother Antonio took his title as Duke of Milan it was king _______ who acknowledged Antonio as the new Duke, sealing Prospero’s fate of leaving in exile |
| Ferdinand | The much loved son of the King of Naples. Shipwrecked, but alive, Ferdinand falls instantly in love with Miranda when he first sees her on Prospero’s island |
| Sebastian | The brother of Alonso, the king of Naples. He plots to kill his king and take his title with the scheming Antonio |
| Antonio | The brother of Prospero, he took Prospero’s title from him when Prospero trusted him to manage his affairs. Having replaced his brother, he now encourages Sebastian to do the same to his brother, Alonso |
| Gonzalo | An honest old advisor. When Prospero was to have starved or drowned when exiled by boat, it was Gonzalo who provided food, clothing, and books |
| Stephano | A drunken butler, he attempts to kill Prospero and take the island for his own. He convinces Trinculo to help him along with Caliban, whom he fools into believing he is a God |
| Trinculo | A jester involved in the plot to kill Prospero |
| Brothers | Prospero and Antonio are ________ |
| Enemies | Prospero and King Alonso are _______ |
| Brothers | King Alonso and Sebastian are _______ |
| Friends | Prospero and Gonzalo are _______ |
| 1611, James I, Elizabeth, Frederick | The Tempest was first performed in _____ for king ________ and again for the marriage festivities of the king’s daughter ________, to _________ |
| 1609, Bermuda, | Immediate source of the play to the _____ shipwreck of an English ship in ______ and traveler’s reports about the island and the ordeals of the mariners |
| Commentary | The play can be read as Shakespeare’s _______ on European exploration on new lands |
| Utopia | The exploration of new lands naturally links the Tempest to an earlier work, Sir Thomas More’s ________ |
| Special | One of the Tempest’s most appealing attributes is its emphasis on dramatic, ________ effects |
| Shakespeare | Did ________ see himself in Prospero? Did he feel somehow isolated, in need of reconciliation? |
| Good justice | The Tempest is a play of culmination of _______ and evil and _______ and mercy |
The Tempest: character quiz
July 24, 2019