| Alonso | King of Naplesallowed antonio to overthrow Prosperofather of Ferdinand political, loves son, passive |
| gonzalo | Honest, old, nice, optimisticcounselor to Alanzomocked by Antonio and Sebastian for being a suck up to Porspero”you have cause of joy” (2i, 1-2) |
| Sebastian | brother of Alonsofriends with Antoniorude, arrogant, willing to kill the kingcoward, no moral center”thy case, dear friend shall be my precedent” (2i,292-293) |
| Ferdinand | Son of Alonso, Ferdinand like each other, prospero enslaves him. royalty”There be some sports are painful, and their labourDelight in them sets off. Some kinds of basenessAre nobly undergone, and most poor mattersPoint to rich ends. This my mean taskWould be as heavy to me as odious, butThe mistress which I serve quickens what’s deadAnd makes my labours pleasures”. (III.i.1-7) |
| Antonio | Duke of MilanProsperos brotherpower hungrypersuades sebastian to kill alonsocynical, psychopath”say this were death/that how hath seized then;why, they were no worse/than how they are” (2i, 266-262) |
| Ariel | an airy spirt owned by Prospero, was owned sycoraxuses charms to persuade people. Saved the King, started the storm. He is in debt to Prospero, wants freedom from him.”Nothing of him that doth fade but doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. Sea nymphs hourly ring his knell” (1ii, 397-402) |
| Prospero | Father of Miranda,brother of antonio, controls ariel and calibanCreates a storm to bring is enemies to the island controlling tyrantDuke of Milan/ruler of the islandWizard magician like”i thus neglecting worldly ends….bettering of my mind”(1ii, 89-90) |
| Miranda | Daughter to Prospero, loves Ferdinand, 15 years old, educated by Prosperostop the storm, sympathetic, kind, naive, obedient, trustful of her father.”I am your wife, if you will marry me.If not, I’ll die your maid. To be your fellowYou may deny me, but I’ll be your servantWhether you will or no (III.i.77-86)” |
| Caliban | savage in the form of a slave, of properoson of sycorax, tried to rape Miranda.ruled on Island with mom (sycorax)ugly, whelp, fish like, tortoises likewas nice at first”You taught me language, and my profit on’tIs I know how to curse. The red plague rid youFor learning me your language!” (I.ii.366-368) |
| Sycorax | dead, ruled island with calibanmother to calibanruled ariel, enslaved himkilled by prospero |
| stephano | drunken butler, member of shipwrecked party.”i shall no more to sea, to sea, Here shall i die ashore”. (2ii, 41-42) |
| trinculo | jester, member of shipwrecked party.”i do now let loose my opinion, hold it no longer”. (2ii, 34) |
The tempest Character cards
July 17, 2019