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.