Read the following conversation between caliban and stephano in the tempest:

caliban
a plague upon the tyrant that i serve!
i'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee,
thou wondrous man.

wilt thou go with me?

stephano
i prithee now, lead the way without anymore talking. trinculo, the king and all our company else being drowned, we will inherit here: here; bear my bottle: fellow trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again.

which sentence best describes stephano's importance in the play, based on this passage?

a) he becomes the authority on the island

b) he reveals unexpected insight

c) he saves prospero's life

d) he futhers the play's main subplot

a) he becomes the authority on the island.

Explanation:

The passage is from Shakespeare's play "Tempest".

Stephano is Alonso's (King of Naples) buttler.

Although Stephano has not become an authority, he has started considering himself as an authority on the island. He is drunk and he thinks that all members of the court have drowned and only he and his friend Trinculo have survived. So he starts considering himself king of the island and joins with Caliban to overthrow Prospero.

Option b is not correct as we already know that  such insight is not unexpected from Stephano.

Option D is correct but only when considering the whole context of the play. He furthers the play's subplot of comedy and also presents a glimpse to deposing of Prospero as Duke of Milan.

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yas the answer is c