Leading Characters in The Tempest

Prospero

• The real Duke of Milan
• Removed from his kingdom by a jealous younger brother
• Student of Magic

Prospero

• Lives on an island with his daughter and one other person
• Has been hurt in the past and wants revenge!!!

Miranda

• Prospero's daughter
• Raised on an island by her father

Alonso

• The King of Naples
• Helped to overthrow Prospero and make Milan subject to Naples

Ferdinand

• Alonso's son
• Believes that his father drowned in a shipwreck
• Assumes that he is the King of Naples

Antonio

• Younger brother of Prospero
• Manipulates his way to becoming the Duke of Milan.

Sebastian

• Younger brother to Alonso
• Easily influenced by Antonio

Gonzalo

• Nobleman from the court of Naples
• Helped Prospero and Miranda with resources necessary to survival on the island (including books).

Ariel

• A spirit capable of changing size and shape
• Had been held a prisoner for twelve years by a witch

Caliban

• The son of the witch who held Ariel captive
• Only partially human
• Lives on the same island as Prospero and Miranda