Table of Contents vaSLUI VaraCLEIS111111IBRI Cast of Characters Our Setting 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 5 6 Acti IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Act II MULIM11011111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIII Act IIIIIIIIII I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Act IV UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Act V 36 Behind The Tempest 44 Famous Phrases 45 About the Author Additional Works by Shakespeare About the Adapters Glossary Web Sites 48 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Cast of Characters Master of the Ship Alonso King of Naples Boatswain Ferdinand Prince of Naples Sebastian Brother of the king Prospero Master of the island sorcerer former and rightful Duke of Milan Gonzalo Royal counselor Miranda Daughter of Prospero Antonio Duke of Milan brother of Prospero a Ariel Powerful spirit and slave to Prospero Trinculo Court jester Caliban Fishlike monster and slave to Prospero Stephano Royal butler Sycorax Former ruler of the island
Our Setting The Tempest is set on a mystical island near Italy possibly in the Mediterranean Sea The characters are from Italian cities of Milan and Naples Both ancient cities were founded in 600 BC They grew to be of great importance in Italy The mystical island has many different features including fresh springs brine pits barren place and fertile It also has fens flats bogs and at least one area with no shelter The people on the island can find berries nuts crab apples and mussels to survive on It has been noticed that the characters in the play often see the island in different ways This was part of the theme of illusion Shakespeare was creating This makes the island one of the major characters of The Tempest W 2 HILODZIN WUX
