The TempestA tempest shipwrecks Alonso, the king of Naples; Antonio, the duke of Milan; and several others on a small island in the Mediterranean. Little do they know that the storm was conjured by Prospero, the former duke of Milan, who lives in exile on the island with his daughter Miranda, his slave Caliban, and his spirit servant Ariel. As Prospero manipulates the events that take place on the island using his books and magic, William Shakespeare invites the reader to examine the playwright's powers in the theatrical world. The fantastical, romantic playÑbelieved to be the last one Shakespeare wrote aloneÑwas published in 1623, after his death. This unabridged version is taken from an edition published in 1863. |
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ADRIAN ALONSO ANTONIO ARIEL awake bear beat BOATSWAIN bottle brave bring brother CALIBAN cell Ceres charm comfort command daughter dear devil didst dost doth drink drop drown Duke dukedom earth Enter Exeunt Exit eyes father fear FERDINAND fish Follow foul fresh give GONZALO grace hand hang hath head hear heart heavens hither honour hope hour I’ll island isle keep kind king light live look lord lost master Milan mind MIRANDA monster Naples nature never play poor pray present prithee PROSPERO Queen Re-enter remember rest rich sCEnE SEBASTIAN shape ship sing sleep sound speak spirit stand STEPHANO strange sweet tell thee there’s thine thing thou thou art thou hast thoughts TRINCULO true widow