Boatswain | Appearing only in the first and last scenes, the Boatswain is vigorously good natured. |
Trinculo & Stephano | Members of the shipwrecked party. One is a jester and the other is a drunken butler. |
Gonzalo | First as he remarks on the beauty of the island when the stranded party firsts lands. |
Sebastian | Alonso’s brother |
Antonio | Prospero’s brother |
Alonso | King of Naples and father of Ferdinand. |
Ferdinand | Son and heir of Alonso. |
Caliban | Son of the now deceased witch Sycorax and acquainted Prospero with the island when Prospero arrived. |
Ariel | Prospero’s spirit leader |
Miranda | Daughter of Prospero, was brought to the island at a young age & has never seen any men other than her dad & Caliban, remembers she was raised by females |
Prospero | The plays protagonist, father of Miranda. |
The Tempest Character List
July 18, 2019