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Stephano

A drunken butler who washes ashore with a bottle of wine, crowns himself king of the island, and recruits Caliban for a bungled coup.

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Also known as Stephano Trinculo, Enter Stephano, Stephano Ay, Stephano Prithee, Stephano Moon, Stephano Moon - calf, Stephano Monster, O king Stephano, Stephano Mum

First appearance: the tempest

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Stephano stumbles out of the wreckage clutching sack and quickly becomes the center of the play's low comedy, trading songs with Trinculo and accepting Caliban's worship as his due. He dreams aloud of a kingdom where…

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Character Web

15 connections

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Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Rivalry
  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Shipwrecked nobles and islanders
  • Protagonist
  • Minor and background figures

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Narrative arc

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

In this epilogue, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Prospero, having regained his dukedom and f…

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