Concept:Identifying the speaker of a given extract from Shakespeare’s
The Tempest.
Explanation:This speech appears in Act III, Scene III of
The Tempest.
The speaker comforts a worried king by mentioning strange travellers’ tales.
He refers to “mountaineers” with “throats” like bulls and men “whose heads stood in their breasts.”
His wise, reassuring tone shows he is trying to calm others, not cause trouble.
This matches the character of Gonzalo, Alonso’s loyal counsellor.
It does not fit Stephano, the drunken butler, Ferdinand, the prince, or Caliban, the savage slave.
Answer:A. Gonzalo