List of Characters in The Tempest

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This is a List of Characters in The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare.

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Ferdinand Lured by Ariel by John Everett Millais, 1851
Ferdinand Lured by Ariel by John Everett Millais, 1851
  • Prospero, the Duke of Milan and the story's protagonist
  • Miranda, daughter of Prospero, often called "a wonder"
  • Ariel, an airy spirit
  • Caliban, deformed slave of Prospero and son of Sycorax
  • Alonso, King of Naples
  • Sebastian, Alonso's brother
  • Antonio, Prospero's brother, the usurping Duke of Milan
  • Ferdinand, Alonso's son
  • Gonzalo, an honest, optimistic old councillor who gave Prospero food, water, and books prior to Prospero and Miranda being cast off
  • Adrian and Francisco, lords
  • Trinculo, a jester
  • Stephano, a drunken butler
  • Boatswain
  • Master of the ship
  • Sycorax, (an unseen character) Witch and mother of Caliban
  • Iris, Ceres and Juno, spirits