- Prospero - the rightful duke of Milan, powerful magician, and slave master
- Ariel - a "mulatto slave" and fairy
- Caliban - son of Sycorax and Black slave
- Miranda - Prospero's daughter
- Eshu - a Yoruba god
- Ferdinand - the son of Alonso and Miranda's love interest
- Alonso - the King of Naples
- Antonio- the Duke of Naples and Prospero's brother
- Gonzalo - Alonso's counselor
- Trinculo - the King of Naples' jester
- Stephano - the King of Naples' butler
- Sebastian - Alonso's brother
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