Shakespeare
What was the last play that Shakespeare wrote?
The Tempest
This character agrees to become Prospero's new slave.
Ferdinand
The main character in The Tempest arrived on the island after his brother Antonio did this.
Overthrew him as Duke of Milan
“I boarded the King’s ship, and in every corner of it, from the deck to the cabins, I made everyone astonished and terrified.”
Ariel
This character is a loyal nobleman and an eternal optimist.
Gonzalo
The Tempest takes place on one of these, or another name for a magical piece of land surrounded by water.
Enchanted island
Caliban believes this character is a god.
Stephano
Prospero and Miranda have been on the island for this long.
12 years
“…look how good I look in my new role—much better than before. My brother’s servants used to be my equals. Now they work for me.”
Antonio
This character offers to serve Stephano and show him the island.
Caliban
In the societal hierarchy of Shakespeare's time, which of the following were ranked higher: teens and children or commoners?
Commoners
This character is persuaded to kill his brother.
Sebastian
Ariel was imprisoned in this before Prospero released his spirit.
A "cloven-pine"
“I hope all the diseases that breed in swamps and marshes infect Prospero, inch by inch, until he’s nothing but a walking disease!”
Caliban
This character is invisible to everyone on the island except Prospero.
Ariel
Columbus had already discovered "this" when The Tempest was written.
The "New World"
This is a persuasive character who plots a murder.
Antonio
King Alonso and his courtiers are searching for this character when we first meet them in the play.
Ferdinand
“While we were here guarding you as you slept, we heard a loud roar that sounded like bulls or lions. Didn’t you hear it? We heard it very clearly.”
Sebastian
This is Caliban's mother.
Sycorax
Shakespeare establishes disruption of the natural order in the first scene when this character gives orders to the King and other noblemen.
Boatswain
This character is a jester who calls Caliban a drunken monster.
Trinculo
Stephano and Trinculo are servants of this character.
King Alonso
“In my kingdom I’d do everything differently from the way it’s usually done. I wouldn’t allow any commerce. There’d be no officials or administrators. There’d be no schooling or literature. There’d be no riches, no poverty, and no servants—none.”
Gonzalo
This character is mourning the "loss" of his two children.
Alonso