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He was the Duke of Milan before his brother, Antonio, overthrew him and cast him out to sea with his daughter, Miranda. He has magic, which he uses to try to get revenge on his brother and the people who helped him while keeping his daughter safe. He became a Duke once again. He also helped Ariel escape that he was imprisoned in.

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She is the daughter of Prospero and was with him when they cast him out into the ocean. She has no recollection of her previous life. She falls in love with Ferdinand, the son of King Alonso. She hasn't had exposure and represents what values were valuable in women during her time.

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He is the Prince of Naples, son of King Alonso. He was the first group that washed up on the island and was found. Prospero takes him captive and enslaves him. He also falls in love with Miranda. He goes with it because he wants to see Miranda.

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He is the King of Naples and is father to Ferdinand. Helped overthrow Prospero with Antonio. He has a daughter Claribel as well. His brother, son, other nobles, and himself were washed up to the island holding Prospero because of a storm. He finally rectifies his mistakes by making Prospero Duke again.

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He overthrew his older brother and became the new Duke of Milan with the help of King Alonso. Even though he is indebted to Alonso, he is trying to help Sebastian rise to the throne of Naples. He also read a lot of books and used magic when he was helping his brother with his dukedom.

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He is the younger brother of Alonso. He is also plotting with Antonio to overthrow his brother, Prospero. He also wants that take the throne that his brother holds. He is an antagonist in the tory alongside Antonio.

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Washes up to shore drunk and meets Caliban, who gets him drunk and earns Caliban's loyalty. He is a drunkard and is friends with Trinculo. His goal is to help Caliban kill Prospero.

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He is a jester in King Alonso's court. He meets Caliban with Stephano. Stephano agrees to help Caliban help kill Prospero and Trinculo just goes with it to just stick with his friend. He is also a drunkard like his friend Stephano.

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He is the Head Island spirit. Sycorax, Caliban's mom, trapped him. Prospero indentures him and can only free him if he helps Prospero. He has magic as well and is kind of Prospero's best friend/advisor. No one can see him but Prospero. He lives to serve Prospero but also wants to be free.

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His is the Chief Advisor to King Alonso. He was kind to Prospero and helped him escape on the boat. He also gave them clothing and books when they were cast out. He is a sunshine character even though everyone makes fun of him.

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The son of the island witch, Sycorax. She died and was lonely until he met Prospero and Miranda. That changed when he tried to hurt Miranda and is forced to serve Prospero. He wants revenge against Prospero and tries to join the third party that washes up on the island. He ends up thinking that Stephano is a god and serves him now. He plans to kill Prospero.

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A powerful witch that gave birth to Caliban. She imprisoned Ariel but died before releasing him. While she is dead she still guides the story in an important manner.

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He is a minor character but helps enhance the theme in "The Tempest". He is loyal to King Alonso and is a noble that is shipwrecked. He helps with guiding King Alonso in his journey.

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He is one of the lords in Alonso's court. He is shipwrecked with everyone but tries to stay positive with Ferdinand missing. His role is to help deepen the understanding of the significant characters in the story.

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These are the people that are already on the island.

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This is the group of people that washed up on the island after shipwrecking.

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Just Ferdinand

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The court party

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Low-lifes of the royal court. While they washed up alone, they found each other and Caliban and team up with him.

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The pursuit of knowledge creates more power, however, it should be limited to prevent the abuse of others.

Should there be a limit to the knowledge that someone has to prevent the abuse of others?

Since Prospero was learning of magic he was able to do things that he wouldn't have done such as enslave the people on the island. Or being able to survive the island because of the secrets Caliban had. Prospero was able to have more power, becoming corrupt because of the knowledge he learned.

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Absolute power is always corrupt, therefore nothing can stand in the way of corruption no matter how pure-hearted the individual is.

Does absolute power always corrupt or can there be a way around becoming corrupt?

The character Prospero, shows how the magic he is now armed with is used to keep the inhabitants of the island under his power. He uses his power to manipulate and make what he perceives as good in his perspective be carried out even though it may not be good in the eyes of others.

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There is a transparent line between good and evil but is skewed based on the perspective of the individuals.

Does how we act on our perspective decide between good and evil?

This can be seen in the scene when Caliban and Prospero are talking about Caliban being enslaved. Caliban thought what he was doing was justifiable because he, "showed thee all the qualities o’ th’ isle / The fresh springs, brine pits, barren place and fertile" (Shakespeare 1.2.403-405). Caliban saw that because he was sharing the island's secrets with Prospero it was okay to try to take Miranda, justifying it because of his perspective of the situation while Miranda and Prospero saw the act as despicable evil.

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Perspective: Safeguarding a positive perspective on a dilemma is good, however, there must be some cynicism to keep goals realistic even at the cost of emotions.

In this scene, Shakespeare uses the characters Antonio, Sebastian, and Gonzalo to exemplify how different mindsets in the same situation determine how people go from that point on. Gonzalo is trying to be positive with lines such as, "Can speak like us. Then wisely, good sir, weight / Our sorrow with our comfort" instead of the negative and joking mindset Sebastian and Antonio have (Shakespeare 2.1.8-9). While this is coming from the good of Gonzalo's heart it also needs to be taken with a grain of salt so they can prepare for the island appropriately.

At what point does a positive mindset become more harmful because of the unrealistic goals that will eventually let one down?

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Power and Knowledge Theme: If the acquisition of knowledge equals greater power, the power that comes from gaining knowledge can influence the intent of the one learning.

In Act 3 it shows the readers how much power can be obtained when you know, even if the knowledge is used for evil. This is seen through characters, but mainly focusing on Prospero. Conversing between the characters, Shakespeare conveys the theme through lines such as, "At nothing can be more. I'll to my book / For yet ere suppertime must I perform" (Shakespeare 3.1.113-114). This shows that Prospero's power comes from his books and with prior knowledge knowing that he used his power to strand other people on the island out of revenge. This can also be seen when Trinculo, Stephano, and Caliban plot to murder Prospero by weakening him before by taking away his books and, therefore his power.

Should people obtain knowledge so they would be more qualified of a leader to others even at the cost of the morality blurring?