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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- 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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