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cutybooty3
cutybooty3
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What is Ferdinand's father called in Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest"?

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Posted by cutybooty3 on Tuesday April 29, 2008 at 9:40 AM and tagged with characters, father, ferdinand, the tempest.

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  1. dymatsuoka

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    Ferdinand's father is Alonso, the King of Naples.

    Alonso is the sworn enemy of Prospero, a magician and the former Duke of Milan, because of his role in the Duke's overthrow.  Bitter because of this treachery, and his situation thereafter, Prospero causes the tempest, or great storm, which Alonso, Ferdinand, and their crew encounter as they are sailing home after attending the marriage of Alonso's daughter.  Alonso is stranded on an island, and endures a time of suffering during which he believes his son is dead.  By the end of the play he is repentant for his crimes, reunited with his son, and reconciled with Prospero.

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    http://www.enotes.com/tempest/alonso-character-analysis

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    Posted by dymatsuoka on Tuesday April 29, 2008 at 10:02 AM