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The Tempest: 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 councilor

Adrian, Francisco, lords

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, Ceres, Juno, Nymphs, Reapers, spirits

Scene: a ship at sea, followed by an uninhabited island

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