Overview
Character Name
Trinculo
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Comic Relief
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Ship, Mediterranean Island, Renaissance
Analysis
Trinculo is King Alonso’s court jester who has been shipwrecked along with the rest of the King’s party on Prospero’s island. Along with his friend Stephano, Trinculo is in a drunken state for much of the play, and provides a comic foil for the more stately characters.
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