Acts I-III
Acts IV-V
Characters
Endings
Criticism and Terms
100

Prospero's main motivation for causing the tempest at the beginning of the show

Revenge

100

Caliban convinces Stephano to do this nefarious thing

Kill Prospero

100

She breaks traditional gender roles by proposing marriage

Miranda 

100

Prospero ends the play with this title restored to him

Duke of Milan

100

This is a synonym for "tempest"

Storm

200

The specific amount of time in which the actions of The Tempest take place

3 hours

200

Prospero says he will forgive Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano if they do this

Clean his house

200

He gives up magic at the end of the play

Prospero 

200

Ferdinand and Miranda end the play with the blessing to marry from these two characters

Prospero and Alonso

200

A play with a happy ending is called this

Comedy

300

How long Prospero and Miranda have been on their island

Twelve years 

300

Spirits of the island take the shape of these animals to chase away Stephano, Trinculo, and Caliban

Hounds

300

He is often mistaken for a fish

Caliban

300

Controversially among critics, Caliban gets this at the end of the play

Control of the island/Exactly what he wanted

300

A long line spoken by one character is called this

Monologue

400

He feels incredibly guilty when Ariel confronts him of his wrongdoings

Alonso

400

Miranda and Ferdinand are playing this game when revealed to Alonso

Chess

400

He mistakes Miranda for a goddess when he first meets her

Alonso

400

The Boatswain and Master come back in Act 5 after doing this for the rest of the play

Sleeping

400

This is the term used for when a character speaks to another character or the audience without anyone else hearing

Aside

500

Ariel takes the shape of this mythological creature at the magical banquet

Harpy

500

The conflict between these 2 characters is the only conflict to go unresolved in Act V

Miranda and Caliban

500

He establishes himself as a "bad guy" when he looks out for himself instead of the king in the first scene

Sebastian

500

Ariel gets his freedom after doing this final task

Getting the characters back to Naples safely

500

Critics cite this section of the play, also known as the ending, to draw a comparison between Prospero and Shakespeare

Epilogue