Quote IDs Part 1
"Good, yet remember whom thou hast / aboard."
Who is Gonzalo speaking to the boatswain about King Alonso on board the ship during the storm?
"What have we here, a man or a fish?"
Who is Trinculo speaking to Caliban covered in a cloak?
This character is a spirit that is often invisible while he is sharing the same scene with other characters.
Who is Ariel?
This brother took the position of his brother, the former Duke of Milan.
Who is Antonio?
"If by your art , my dearest father, you have / Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them."
"What thou shouldst be. Th' occasion speaks thee, and / My strong imagination sees a crown."
Who is Antonio speaking to Sebastian about becoming King of Naples?
This character is good friends with Prospero and a councillor to King Alonso
Who is Gonzalo?
This character is the next heir to Naples, but some fear he drowned.
Who is Ferdinand?
"All hail, great master! Grave sir, hail! I come / To answer thy best pleasure. Be 't to fly."
Who is Ariel speaking to Prospero when he first commands his presence?
"I remember / You did supplant your brother Prospero."
These two characters drunkenly show up in Act 2.
Who are Trinculo and Stephano?
Two characters that plot to kill King Alonso for the throne.
What is Antonio and Sebastian?
"You taught me language, and my profit on 't / Is I know how to curse."
Who is Caliban speaking to Prospero about Prospero teaching him words and knowledge?
"Here comes a spirit of his, and to torment me."
Who is Caliban speaking to himself fearing that Prospero has summoned spirits to attack him?
This character was born in Argiers but then was banished to the island where Prospero would later conquer the land.
Who is Sycorax?
The reason for the tempest and the shipwreck at the start of the play
What is Prospero using his magic after his brother Antonio and King Alonso remove him as Duke of Milan?
"And your affection not gone forth, I'll make you / The Queen of Naples."
Who is Ferdinand speaking to Miranda on seeing her for the first time?
"Our sorrow with our comfort."
Who is Gonzalo speaking to King Alonso about being stranded on the island and searching for Ferdinand?