The Tempest (Dramatis Personae) Lyrics

                                     DRAMATIS PERSONAE

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, an honest old counsellor
ADRIAN, Lord
FRANCISCO, Lord
CALIBAN, a savage and deformed Slave
TRINCULO, a Jester
STEPHANO, a drunken Butler
MASTER OF A SHIP
BOATSWAIN
MARINERS
MIRANDA, Daughter to Prospero

ARIEL, an airy Spirit
IRIS, presented by Spirits
CERES, presented by Spirits
JUNO, presented by Spirits
NYMPHS, presented by Spirits
REAPERS, presented by Spirits

Other Spirits attending on Prospero

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This is a list of the characters in the play with information about the role they play, how they relate to other characters, and descriptions of their personalities.

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