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The Tempest

by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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  • 1 hour 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—the monster Caliban and the spirit Ariel. When a ship carrying his treacherous brother passes nearby, Prospero conjures a storm that strands the passengers on his island. Through magic and manipulation, he sets in motion an intricate plan involving romance, conspiracy, and revenge, while themes of betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption unfold in this enchanted tale.

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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.

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Contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. Scene I
  3. Scene II: The island. Before PROSPERO'S cell
  4. Scene I: Another Part of the island
  5. Scene II: Another Part of the island
  6. Scene I: Before PROSPERO'S cell
  7. Scene II: Another Part of the island
  8. Scene III: Another Part of the island
  9. Scene I: Before PROSPERO'S cell
  10. Scene I: Before PROSPERO'S cell
  11. Epilogue

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About this edition

This free edition of The Tempest by William Shakespeare comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #47518, released 2014-12-03. 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 #23042 (most read), eBook #1135, eBook #1540, eBook #1801, eBook #2235.

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