Storm & Shipwreck
The play opens with this event conjured by Prospero to bring his enemies to the island.
What is the Tempest?
Prospero’s spirit servant who carries out his magical commands.
Who is Ariel?
This character once attempted to attack Miranda.
Who is Caliban
In Act 2 Scene 1, Antonio persuades this person to kill the king so he can become ruler.
Who is Sebastian?
Trinculo mistakes Caliban for this.
What is a fish?
The King of Naples believes this person has drowned after the shipwreck.
Who is Ferdinand?
The half-human island native whom Prospero enslaves and forces to fetch wood.
Who is Caliban?
Alonso's jester
Who is Trinculo?
In Act 2 Scene 2, Caliban meets these two shipwrecked characters and persuades them to kill Prospero.
Who are Trinculo and Stephano?
Caliban mistakes Trinculo for this.
What is a spirit?
In Act 1 Scene 2, Prospero explains how he and Miranda ended up on the island, after his brother did this to him.
What is usurped his dukedom?
Prospero orders that Ferdinand carry these as a test of his love for Miranda.
What are logs/firewood?
Sister of Ferdinand.
Who is Claribel?
The nobleman who tries to comfort King Alonso after the shipwreck and speaks of an ideal island commonwealth.
Who is Gonzalo?
Stephano mistakes Trinculo and Caliban for this.
What is a four legged monster with a fever?
The noble party had been returning from this place where the king’s daughter was wed.
What is Tunis?
These items were given to Prospero as aid from Gonzalo
What are clothes, food, and magic books?
Pities the seafarers as they watch the storm
Who is Miranda?
Caliban tells Stephano and Trinculo that to defeat Prospero they must destroy this, his source of power.
What are his magic books?
In Act III Scene III of The Tempest, the spirit Ariel, acting on Prospero’s command, first offers a sumptuous banquet to the weary nobles — then causes it to vanish, accusing them of past wrongs.
What is the illusion of the feast?
On board the ship at the beginning, this character tries to get the noblemen to go below deck.
What is the boatswain?
Prospero tells Miranda that before the island they had lived in this place where he was Duke.
What is Milan?
Duke of Milan
Who is Antonio?
Tries to convince Alonso that they saw Ferdinand swimming safely to shore
Who is Francisco?
After the spirits set out the banquet, a clap of thunder signals the arrival of Ariel in this disguised form.
What is a harpy?