| Prospero | The former Duke of Milan (Italy), now a magician on a Mediterranean island. |
| Miranda | Prospero’s Daughter |
| Antonio | Current Duke of Milan. Prospero’s treacherous, evil brother, persuades Sebastian to kill Alonso |
| Alonso | King of Naples, aided Antonio in unseating Prospero |
| Sebastian | Prospero’s Brother |
| Ferdinand | Alonso’s son. Prince of Naples (Italy) |
| Gonzalo | Councillor to Alonso. Friend to Prospero – he helped Prospero escape to the island. Honest. |
| Adrian | Courtier to Alonso. Lord aboard the wrecked ship |
| Francisco | Courtier to Alonso. Lord aboard the wrecked ship |
| Ariel | An airy spirit and servant to Prospero; gender ambiguous; used to be Sycorax’s servant |
| Caliban | A Savage and deformed native on the island, a monster and Prospero’s slave |
| Trinculo | Alonso’s jester/servant |
| Stephano | Alonso’s drunken butler |
| Boatswain | petty office on ship-responsible for rigging ropes, anchors, cables, etc. (Only appears in first and last scenes of the play) |
| Shipmaster | person who commands a ship |
| Mariners | sailors |
The Tempest Characters
July 19, 2019