Prospero

1. Caliban: Another of Prospero’s servants. Caliban, the son of the now-deceased witch Sycorax, acquainted Prospero with the island when Prospero arrived

2. Alonso: Alonso aided Antonio in unseating Prospero as duke of Milan twelve years before.

2.1. Ferdinand: Son and heir to Alonso

2.2. Sebastian: Alonso’s brother

3. Antonio: Prospero’s thoroughly wicked brother who betrayed Prospero’s trust and stole his dukedom years before the play begins.

4. Gonzalo: An old, honest lord.

5. Trinculo and Stefano: Two minor members of the shipwrecked party.

5.1. Boatswain: Appearing only in the first and last scenes, the Boatswain angers the noble characters with his foul-mouthed and rude remarks.

6. Miranda: Prospero's Daughter, Miranda’s perceptions of other people tend to be naïve and non-judgmental.

7. Ariel: Prospero's Spirit Helper, a powerful supernatural being whom Prospero controls completely.