| A | B |
|---|
| Trinculo | Caliban mistake him for one of Prospero's spirits sent to torment him |
| Duke of Milan | Prospero's title before he was usurped |
| Tunis | Alonso's ship is returning here when it it caught in the tempest |
| twelve years | the length of time Prospero and Miranda have been on their island |
| Sycorax | the name of Caliban's mother |
| One | the number of days the action of the Tepest takes place |
| Cere, Iris and Juno | mythical figures that appear in the wedding masque |
| Antonio | Prospero's brother |
| Alonso | Sebastian's brother |
| playing chess | what Miranda and Ferdinand are playing at the end of the play |
| Harpy | the shape that Ariel assumes at the magical banquet |
| glistening apparel | the bait for Caliban, Trinculo. and Stefano |
| his books must be seized | this must be done before Prospero can be killed |
| Claribel | the name of Alonso's daughter |
| Gonzalo | helped Prospero and Miranda to flee Italy |
| in a cloven pine | the place where Sycorax imprisoned Ariel |
| Antonio | persuades Sebastian to try to kill Alonso |
| his book | what Prospero intends to "drown" after he has reconciled with his enemies |
| Antonio and Sebastian | the characters that Stephano and Trinculo most clearly parody |
| to give the fleet calm seas on it's return to Italy | the final task Prospero orders Ariel to perform |
