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The Tempest

Full Length Play

By William Shakespeare(Playwright)

Year Written1623

Original LanguageEnglish

Type of WorkFull Length Play

GenreComedy

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Scene Breakdown (9)

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Act	Scene	Setting	Actions
I	I	On a ship at sea, a storm with thunder and lightning	Edit
I	II	The Enchanted Island, near the Cell of Prospero	Edit
II	I	Another part of the island.	Edit
II	II	Another part of the island.	Edit
III	I	Before Prospero's Cell	Edit
III	II	Another part of the island.	Edit
III	III	Another part of the island	Edit
IV	I	Before Prospero's Cell	Edit
V	I	Before the Cell of Prospero	Edit

Characters (18)

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Character Name	Gender	Age	Lines	Scenes	Actions
Prospero	Male	—	114	Act I, Scene IIAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Prosperoout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Sebastian	Male	—	67	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct III, Scene IIIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Sebastianout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Stephano	Male	—	60	Act II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Stephanoout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Antonio	Male	—	58	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct III, Scene IIIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Antonioout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Gonzalo	Male	—	52	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct III, Scene IIIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Gonzaloout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Miranda	Female	—	50	Act I, Scene IIAct III, Scene IAct IV, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Mirandaout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Caliban	Male	—	50	Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Calibanout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Ariel	Any	—	49	Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IAct III, Scene IIAct III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Arielout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Alonso	Male	—	40	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct III, Scene IIIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Alonsoout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Trinculo	Male	—	39	Act II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Trinculoout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Ferdinand	Male	—	31	Act I, Scene IAct I, Scene IIAct III, Scene IAct IV, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Ferdinandout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Boatswain	Male	—	12	Act I, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Boatswainout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Adrian	Male	—	9	Act II, Scene IAct III, Scene IIIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Adrianout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Iris	Any	—	4	Act IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Irisout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Ceres	Any	—	4	Act IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Ceresout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Ship-master	Male	—	2	Act I, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Ship-masterout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Francisco	Male	—	2	Act II, Scene IAct III, Scene IIIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Franciscoout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Juno	Any	—	2	Act IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Junoout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!

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