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and Sebastian can do any harm.
Elsewhere, Caliban meets the
drunken Stefano and Trinculo
and believes they are gods.
Prospero enslaves Ferdinand
and makes him carry logs, which
he does willingly out of love for
Miranda. Ferdinand and Miranda
pledge to marry. Caliban tells
Stefano and Trinculo how he is
Prospero’s slave, but will be theirs,
and Stefano may have Miranda,
if they help him kill Prospero.
Ariel gets them all to argue by
impersonating each. He conjures up
a magical banquet for Alonso and

company to the sound of music, but

before they can eat, he condemns

Antonio for usurping his brother.

Prospero admits he was merely

testing Ferdinand, and gives his

blessing to the marriage. He

conjures a magical masque to

celebrate with song and dancing

nymphs. Suddenly remembering

that Stefano, Trinculo, and Caliban

are plotting to kill him, Prospero

halts the masque and orders

Ferdinand and Miranda to hide.

Stefano and Trinculo are lured by

Prospero’s magical robes, then

chased off in terror by spirits

THE KING’S MAN

2.2

3.1 3.3 4.1

3.2 4.1 5.1

Elsewhere, Caliban

meets Stefano

and Trinculo and

offers to serve them

in order to escape

Prospero’s

control.

Ferdinand is willingly

enslaved to Prospero

for love of Miranda.

At a magical banquet,

Ariel condemns Antonio

for deposing Prospero.

Ariel confuses

and terrifies Stefano

and Trinculo.

Caliban plots with Stefano

and Trinculo to murder

Prospero so that Stefano can

have Miranda.

Prospero admits that

the tasks he set

Ferdinand were

simply to test his

love, and now blesses

his marriage to

Miranda.

Prospero reveals his identity

and shows off Ferdinand and

Miranda as a couple in love.

5.1

All are forgiven by

Prospero; he renounces

his magic and Ariel and

Caliban are released.

Act 3 Act 4 Act 5

transformed into dogs. As Prospero

dons his magic regalia, Ariel tells

him that Alonso and his court are

full of remorse. Moved by Ariel’s

gentleness, Prospero decides to

forgive. He traps them all in a

magic circle, explains his true

identity, and then reveals, to

their amazement, Miranda and

Ferdinand playing chess. Stefano,

Trinculo, and Caliban are forgiven,

too. As they all take ship to Naples

for the wedding, Prospero frees

Ariel and renounces his magic, and

then asks the audience to set him

free by clapping their hands. ❯❯