num_pages: 46
description: Putting romance onstage, The Tempest gives us a magician, Prospero, a former duke of Milan who was displaced by his treacherous brother, Antonio. Prospero is exiled on an island, where his only companions are his daughter, Miranda, the spirit Ariel, and the monster Caliban. When his enemies are among those caught in a storm near the island, Prospero turns his power upon them through Ariel and other spirits.The characters exceed the roles of villains and heroes. Prospero seems heroic, yet he enslaves Caliban and has an appetite for revenge. Caliban seems to be a monster for attacking Miranda, but appears heroic in resisting Prospero, evoking the period of colonialism during which the play was written. Miranda’s engagement to Ferdinand, the Prince of Naples and a member of the shipwrecked party, helps resolve the drama.
language: English
title: The Tempest
titlecomplete: The Tempest (The Shakespeare Collection)
characters: Ferdinand, son to the King of Naples, Gonzalo, an honest old Councellor, Antonio, brother to Alonso, and the  usurping Duke of Milan, Prospero, the right Duke of Milan, Miranda, daughter to Prospero, Trinculo, a jester, Stephano, a drunken butler, Alonso, King of Naples, Caliban, a salvage and deformed slave, Ariel, an airy spirit
genres: Literature, Graphic Novels, Fantasy
ratings_count: 34
publisher: Oxford University Press