| Alonso | King of Naples |
| Sebastian | Alonso’s brother |
| Prospero | the right duke of Milan |
| Antonio | Prospero’s brother, the usurping duke of Milan |
| Ferdinand | son to the king of Naples |
| Gonzalo | counselor to the king |
| Adrian | lord from Milan |
| Fransisco | lord from Milan |
| Caliban | a deformed slave |
| Trinculo | a jester |
| Stephano | a drunken butler |
| Miranda | daughter of Prospero |
| Ariel | an airy spirit |
| Shakespeare was born on ___ __, ____; in ____-__-___. | April 23rd, 1564; Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Shakespeare helped create the ___ ___. | Globe Theatre |
| His greatest period of writing was ___-___. | 1599-1608 |
| During that time, he wrote ___, ____, ____, and ____. | Hamlet, 12th Night, Macbeth, and Othello |
| In total, he wrote __ plays and __ sonnets. | 37, 144 |
| Histories~ | Julius Cesar, Henry V |
| Comedies~ | Much Ado About Nothing, 12th Night, Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Tragedies~ | Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello |
| The Tempest is a ____. | Tragicomedy |
| The Tempest is also Shakespeare’s ___________. | Farewell to the stage |
| Key: the fact that he understood ____ and could put it into words. | Human nature |
The Tempest Notes
July 4, 2019