Question

To whom is gonzalo speaking?Why is Gonzalo speaking to him in the first paragraph of act 2 scene 1 of The Tempest ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Gonzalo is an old counsellor. He is on the island now. He is speaking to Alonso, the king of Naples.  According to Gonzalo, Alonso has a good reason to be cheerful like all of them because of their escape from death is above all their losses.While Ferdinand is falling in love with Miranda, Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, and other shipwrecked lords search for him on another part of the island. Alonso finally brings the repartee to a halt when he bursts out at Gonzalo and openly expresses regret at having married away his daughter in Tunis.