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