Gonzalo

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"Good, yet remember whom thou hast aboard."
1:1; Gonzalo demonstrates his faithfulness to order and his duty as a councillor, but he does it kindly, talking to the Boatswain as a friend, unlike Adrian and Sebastian
2
"Beseech you, sir, be merry. You have cause, So have we all, of joy, for our escape Is much beyond our loss."
2:1; Gonzalo fulfils his duty as a councillor to counsel Alonso, but also show that he is an optimist, uncharacteristic of the play
3
"I' th' commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things, for no kind of traffic Would I admit. No name of magistrate. Letters should not be known. Riches, poverty, And use of service—none. Contract, succession, Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard—none. No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil. No occupation: all men idle, all."
2:1; Gonzalo express his vision of the island, were he sovereign on it; his utopia view echoes that of Montaigne, who championed primitivity over civilisation
4
"I have great comfort from this fellow. Methinks he hath no drowning mark upon him..."
1:1; Gonzalo is either being cynical, or again demonstrating his undying optimism with these lines
5
"The king and prince at prayers! Let's assist them, For our case is as theirs."
1:1; Gonzalo's dedication to his role of protecting the king
6
"Here is everything advantageous to life. ... how lush and lusty the grass looks! How green!"
2:1: despite his optimism's constant rebuttal from Antonio and Sebastian, Gonzalo is incessant in his pursuit of making the situation seem better
7
"It is foul weather in us all, good sir, When you are cloudy."
2:1; Gonzalo talks of his empathetic nature
8
"Who though they are of monstrous shape, yet note Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of Our human generation"
3:3; Gonzalo again echoes Montaigne's philosophy upon seeing the spirits
9
"All torment, trouble, wonder and amazement Inhabits here."
5:1; Gonzalo's assessment of the isle
10
"Be it so, amen."
5:1; Gonzalo's final lines
11
"Look down, you gods, And on this couple drop a blessèd crown"
5:1; Gonzalo expresses his piety and affirms the joyful ending of the play
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