When Prospero was cast out to sea, Gonzalo helped him by giving him food and drink as well as rich clothing and important magic books from his library. Trinculo is also drunk by the end of the play. He swam ashore alone after the shipwreck. In Act 1 Scene 2, Ferdinand weeps because he thinks his father has drowned in the shipwreck. She was cast out to sea with her father when she was three-years-old and knows nothing about the world except what her father has taught her. Miranda is beautiful, even compared to the women Ferdinand would have known at court in Naples. Prospero found him imprisoned in a pine tree where he had been left by a witch called Sycorax, who died before Prospero arrived. He has lost his daughter to Ferdinand but he and Alonso share their delight that their children will marry and will one day rule over Milan and Naples together. In Act 4, Ariel’s relationship with Prospero seems quite close. Trinculo is not impressive to Caliban, who doesn’t want to serve him. Facts we learn about Miranda at the start of the play: Miranda doesn’t like to watch people suffer. Alonso (King of Naples), Sebastian (his brother), Antonio (Prospero’s brother) and Gonzalo (a kind nobleman) are stranded on another part of the island. Stephano defends Caliban and we see that Stephano has power over Trinculo because he threatens to beat him. Trinculo is a jester and serves Alonso, King of Naples. When Alonso finally meets Prospero, he apologises and makes him Duke of Milan again. Alonso starts to feel wondrous heavy and the others promise to guard him while he takes a rest. How much do you know about Shakespeare’s play The Tempest? He sadly accepts that his father is dead and looks forward to his life with Miranda. When she died, he was left alone on the island with only the invisible spirits for company. In Act 3, Miranda finds her loyalty divided between her father and Ferdinand, the man she has promised to marry. Antonio has no lines expressing how he feels about seeing Prospero again. Help us by taking a short survey – it will only take a few minutes and will help us make the Shakespeare Learning Zone even better for everyone. When Caliban begins to worship Stephano, Trinculo thinks it’s ridiculous.

Ferdinand is the only son of Alonso, King of Naples. He tries to lead Stephano to kill Prospero but Ariel and Prospero defeat his plans. Caliban helped him to find food, water, shelter and fuel and Prospero was grateful. While Prospero was Duke of Milan, he became interested in magic. Alonso is upset because he believes his son is dead. Antonio and Sebastian plot to kill Alonso.
The Greek goddess of the rainbow. Alonso becomes reckless when he thinks he has lost his son. Sebastian agrees. When he meets Stephano, Caliban believes the drunken butler can kill Prospero and become a better master to him. Our team of exam survivors will get you started and keep you going. Facts we learn about Ferdinand at the start of the play: Ferdinand falls in love with Miranda instantly and is willing to be her father’s slave. Facts we learn about Prospero at the start of the play: Prospero was a powerful man before arriving on the island. Privacy | Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. She visits Ferdinand and tells him her name even though her father told her not to. Caliban says he must obey Prospero because ‘His art is of such power’ (1:2). In Act 5, Stephano and Trinculo are reunited with the nobles and are back in their positions as servants. They draw their swords planning to kill Alonso and Gonzalo as they sleep. A storm strikes a ship carrying Alonso, Ferdinand, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Stephano, and Trinculo, who are on their way to Italy after coming from the wedding of Alonso’s daughter, Claribel, to the prince of Tunis in Africa. Prospero and Miranda landed on an island where the only other inhabitants are spirits and a strange creature called Caliban, who he now commands. With Ferdinand apparently dead, and the King’s daughter married in Tunis, Sebastian would be next in line to rule Naples. He enjoys the attention Caliban gives him. Caliban does not look human, but like a ‘monster’. This means Antonio has to give money and service to Alonso, so Alonso has a lot of power over Antonio. Antonio then acts strangely and tries to fight invisible demons and Prospero seems happy they are under his control. When, The king's jester. When Prospero first landed on the island, Prospero and Caliban helped each other. Facts we learn about Antonio at the start of the play: Antonio has no sympathy, even for Alonso who believes his son is dead. He falls in love with Miranda at first sight but Prospero thinks they have fallen in love too easily. At the end of the play, Prospero sets Ariel free. Facts we learn about Caliban at the start of the play: Caliban should have ruled the island but Prospero took it from him. Antonio and Sebastian plot to kill Alonso, the King of Naples, Ariel, invisible to the other characters, plays, which sends everyone to sleep apart from Alonso, Sebastian and Antonio. They are all washed up on the island after the storm, although Alonso thinks Ferdinand has drowned. He has lived alone on the island for 12 years, bringing up his daughter Miranda. She blesses, “Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. The Tempest Quotes.

As Ferdinand falls more in love with Miranda in Act 3, he thinks less about his father. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our.

Stephano is persuaded to kill Prospero, by Caliban, and Trinculo reluctantly follows along with their plot. Alonso is the King of Naples. Ariel disobeyed Sycrorax and was imprisoned for it. By using this site you agree that we may store and access cookies on your device.

Ferdinand is immediately attractive to Miranda. Antonio betrayed Prospero, even though Prospero thinks he treated him well. In Act 1 Scene 2, when Miranda first meets Ferdinand, her loyalty to her father is tested. He tries to keep Alonso positive as they search the island for Ferdinand and is aware that Sebastian and Antonio make fun of him. Ariel says.

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She appears in the wedding masque. At the beginning of Act 5, Prospero asks Ariel’s opinion when he is considering what to do with his enemies. Ferdinand is the only son of Alonso, King of Naples. Caliban is hated by Miranda and Prospero. / Or blessed was’t we did?’ (Miranda, 1:2), ‘I do not know / One of my sex, no woman’s face remember / Save from my, ‘But you, O you, / So perfect and so peerless, are created / Of every creature’s best’ (Ferdinand, 3:1), ‘I come / to answer thy best pleasure, be’t to fly / To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride / On the curled clouds, to thy strong bidding task / Ariel and all his quality’ (Ariel, 1:2), ‘I have done thee worthy service / Told thee no lies, made no mistakings, served / Without grudge or grumblings.’ (Ariel, 1:2), ‘I must / Once a month recount what thou hast been / Which thou forget’st’ (Prospero, 1:2), ‘For thou wast a spirit too delicate / To act her earthy and abhorred commands, / Refusing her grand, ‘My industrious servant, Ariel’ (Prospero, 4:1), ‘This island's mine by Sycorax my mother / Which thou tak’st from me’ (Caliban, 1:2), ‘I’ll be wise hereafter / And seek for grace. Alonso plotted with Antonio to overthrow Prospero, but he expresses genuine remorse when confronted with his crimes.

He hates Prospero for treating him like a slave. When Prospero was Duke of Milan, his brother supported him and helped to rule the city state. The son of a witch, he was born on the island and lived there alone for a long time. He is friends with Stephano, Alonso’s butler. Stephano shares his wine with them and Caliban thinks he is a god. Antonio owes a debt to Alonso for his help and wants Sebastian to become King of Naples instead so that he can be released from that debt. Chrome 83.0, so you may experience some difficulties using this website. Miranda is Prospero's daughter and his only child. Trinculo is another comical character, and like Stephano, he is drunk for much of the play. We are not told anything about her mother. He helped Antonio to get rid of Prospero and take his brother’s place as Duke of Milan. We are three of them. When Ariel questions him in Act 1, Prospero threatens to imprison him in another tree if he does not do what he is told.
Miranda seems at home on the island, saying it could be a blessing they were stranded there. In this production, Ariel was a physical character but also appeared digitally.

Caliban is quite gullible and believes Stephano is a god. Looking for shelter, he ends up crawling underneath Caliban's cloak with him.

Facts we learn about Alonso at the start of the play: Alonso is determined to find his son and cares for Gonzalo. When Prospero and Miranda arrive on the island, Caliban lives with them as part of the family but when Prospero catches him about to sexually assault Miranda, he throws Caliban out and treats him as a slave. ‘Thy father was the Duke of Milan and / A prince of power’ (Prospero, 1:2), ‘And these, mine enemies, are now knit up / In their distractions.