The TempestThis bewitching play, Shakespeare's final work, articulates a wealth of the playwright's mature reflections on life and contains some of his most familiar and oft-quoted lines. The story concerns Miranda, a lovely young maiden, and Prospero, her philosophical old magician father, who dwell on an enchanted island, alone except for their servants — Ariel, an invisible sprite, and Caliban, a monstrous witch's son. Into their idyllic but isolated lives comes a shipwrecked party that includes the enemies who usurped Prospero's dukedom years before, and set him and his daughter adrift on the ocean. Also among the castaways is a handsome prince, the first young man Miranda has ever seen. Comedy, romance, and reconciliation ensue, in a masterly drama that begins with a storm at sea and concludes in joyous harmony. Students, poetry lovers, and drama enthusiasts will treasure this convenient, modestly priced edition of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays and one of literature's finest comedies. |
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ADRIAN ALON ALONSO ANTONIO awake beat BOATS boatswain bottle brave brother burthen canst cell Ceres charm chough Claribel daughter dear devil doth drink drown Duke of Milan dukedom e'er Edgar Allan Poe Enter ARIEL Exeunt Exit eyes father FERDINAND fish fool foul garments give Gonzalo grace hang Hark Hast thou hath hear heavens hither honour invisible island isle JUNO King of Naples labour living lord mariners master Miranda mistress monster nymphs o'er Oscar Wilde play POEMS pray prithee PROS PROSPERO's Cell Re-enter ARIEL remember scurvy Sebastian Setebos shore sing sleep speak spirit Stephano strange swear sweet Sycorax tell Tempest There's thine thing thou art thou beest thou camest thou didst thou dost thou hast Thou liest thou shalt thunder thyself torment TRIN Trinculo Tunis widow Dido William Shakespeare word yare