Dramatis Personae

• Alonso, King of Naples

• Sebastian, his brother

• Prospero, the right Duke of Milan

• Antonio, his brother, the usurping Duke of Milan

• Ferdinand, son to the King of Naples

• Gonzalo, an honest old counsellor

• Adrian, lord

• Francisco, lord

• Caliban, a savage and deformed slave

• Trinculo, a jester

• Stephano, a drunken butler

• Master of a ship

• Boatswain

• Mariners

• Miranda, daughter to Prospero

• Ariel, an airy spirit

• Iris, presented by spirits

• Ceres, presented by spirits

• Juno, presented by spirits

• Nymphs, presented by spirits

• Reapers, presented by spirits

• Other spirits attending on Prospero

Scene: A ship at sea: an island.