8Y The Tempest Tragedy or Comedy

Some characters are tortured

Prospero, a good man, is nearly killed

Stephano and Trinculo are silly, funny characters

There is a plot which involves 'low' characters

The play ends happily ever after

Nobody actually dies

There is a plot which involves 'high' characters

There are two murder plots

There is a terrible storm that nearly kills lots of people

There is a love story, which ends well