Prospero's brother. Antonio once plotted to overthrow Prospero and later encourages Sebastian to do the same to Alonso. He is a power-hungry and conniving character, and never shows remorse for his cruel schemes or their consequences. Antonio is noticeably silent in response to his brother's offer of forgiveness at the end of the play.
Antonio Quotes in The Tempest
The The Tempest quotes below are all either spoken by Antonio or refer to Antonio. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, scene 2
Quotes
Thy false uncle...new created The creatures that were mine...set all hearts i'th'state To what tune pleased his ear, that now he was The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, And sucked my verdure out on't...
Related Characters:Prospero (speaker), Antonio
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Page Number and Citation:
1.2.95-106
Explanation and Analysis:
Act 2, scene 1
Quotes
...She that from whom We all were sea-swallowed, though some cast again And by that destiny, to perform an act Whereof what's past is prologue, what to come In yours and my discharge.
The The Tempest quotes below are all either spoken by Antonio or refer to Antonio. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1, scene 2
Quotes
Thy false uncle...new created The creatures that were mine...set all hearts i'th'state To what tune pleased his ear, that now he was The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, And sucked my verdure out on't...
Related Characters:Prospero (speaker), Antonio
Related Themes:
Related Literary Devices:
Page Number and Citation:
1.2.95-106
Explanation and Analysis:
Act 2, scene 1
Quotes
...She that from whom We all were sea-swallowed, though some cast again And by that destiny, to perform an act Whereof what's past is prologue, what to come In yours and my discharge.