Essay Archive - The Tempest: Drunk and More Drunk
The Tempest: Drunk and More Drunk
March 30, 1998
Trinculo and Stephano though not major characters in William
Shakespeare's The Tempest, serve a large role in the story itself. They
mainly serve as the story's comic relief and they also contribute to
demonstrating to the audience how evil has no boundaries. Much of the play
revolves around Prospero's contempt for everyone who betrayed him, and
Prospero forces the conspirators to a remote island. Trinculo and Stephano
had nothing to do with the plot against Prospero, but end up being dragged
along with the conspirators. Their parts were small but were ....
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