Characters
There are lots of characters in Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. Take an in-depth look at the main ones identifying their key attributes and relationships and analysing their part in the play.
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Overview of characters
The human characters in this play are from Italy – they are kings, dukes and noblemen, accompanied by their jesters, servants and ship’s crew. Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, originally hail from Milan and others come from Naples. There are also some ‘spirit’ characters, Ariel and his fellows: magical airy creatures who help Prospero to conduct his magic. Lastly there is the island’s only native, Caliban, who is described as a monster
, a demi-devil
and a strange fish
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The main characters are:
- Prospero
- Caliban
- Miranda
- Ariel