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Book cover of The Tempest
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare

Characters in The Tempest

9 characters, main characters first.

Antagonists

  • Prince Antonio

Supporting characters

  • Ariel

    An airy spirit and Prosper's servant, bound to his service but capable of great magic and deception.

  • Miranda

    Prospero's daughter, raised in isolation on the island; she falls in love with Ferdinand during the play.

  • King Ferdinand

    The shipwrecked prince who wins Miranda's love.

  • Prince Prospero

    A deposed Duke of Milan who has spent years on a remote island mastering magic and plotting revenge against those who wronged him.

  • Alonso

  • Prince Sebastian

  • Gonzalo

  • Trinculo & Stephano