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The Tempest

by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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  • 2 hours to read
  • 11 chapters
  • Reading level: 5th grade

"The Tempest" by William Shakespeare is a play written in 1610-1611. On a remote island, the exiled magician Prospero lives with his daughter Miranda and two servants—a monster and a spirit. When a ship carrying his treacherous brother passes nearby, Prospero conjures a storm that strands the passengers on his shores. He then sets in motion an intricate plan involving magic, romance, and manipulation to reclaim what was stolen from him, exploring themes of revenge, forgiveness, and redemption.

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  • Shipwreck victims
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Magicians
  • Political refugees
  • Islands
  • Spirits
  • Tragicomedy

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Scene I: On a ship at sea: a tempestuous noise of thunder: and lightning heard

Enter a Ship-Master and a Boatswain.

Mast. Boatswain!

Boats. Here, master: what cheer?

Mast. Good, speak to the mariners: fall to’t, yarely, or we run ourselves aground: bestir, bestir. [Exit.

Enter Mariners.

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Contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. Scene I: On a ship at sea: a tempestuous noise of thunder: and lightning heard
  3. Scene II: The island. Before PROSPERO’S cell: Enter PROSPERO and MIRANDA
  4. Scene I: Another Part of the island
  5. Scene II: Another Part of the island: Enter CALIBAN with a burden of wood. A noise of thunder heard
  6. Scene I: Before PROSPERO’S cell: Enter FERDINAND, bearing a log
  7. Scene II: Another Part of the island: Enter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo
  8. Scene III: Another Part of the island
  9. Scene I: Before PROSPERO’S cell: Enter Prospero, Ferdinand, and Miranda
  10. Scene I: Before the cell of Prospero: Enter PROSPERO in his magic robes, and ARIEL
  11. Epilogue

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About this edition

This free edition of The Tempest by William Shakespeare comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #23042, released 2007-10-26. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Plays/Films/Dramas, Classics of Literature, British Literature.

Other editions: eBook #1135, eBook #1540, eBook #1801, eBook #2235, eBook #47518.

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