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The Tempest · Character

Trinculo

A quick-tongued jester who survives the shipwreck, teams up with the drunken Stephano, and treats Caliban as a sideshow curiosity.

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Also known as Trinculo Stephano, very Trinculo, Trinculo Monster

First appearance: the tempest

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Trinculo is the court's fool, washed ashore alone and delighted to find a monster he can exhibit for profit back in England. He falls in with Stephano's makeshift kingdom, flattering him as 'O king Stephano' while…

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  • Minor and background figures
  • Shipwrecked nobles and islanders
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In this epilogue, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Prospero, having regained his dukedom and f…

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