# Boatswain — The Tempest character guide

> Boatswain in The Tempest by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Boatswain Heigh

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Who they are

The ship's officer who struggles to save the vessel during the storm.

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