
ILLUSTRATIONS
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV
ACT V
EPILOGUE
A fierce storm erupts over a tumultuous sea, scattering a royal convoy and its crew across a mysterious island. Among the castaways are the King of Naples, his son Ferdinand, and the scheming brothers Alonso and Antonio, who are soon forced to confront the wrath of the elements and the desperation of their own fears. As the ship’s crew scrambles to keep the vessel afloat, the island reveals its own strange inhabitants—a powerful, exiled duke who commands unseen forces, a sprightly airy spirit, and a wild, resentful native.
The duke, once betrayed by those closest to him, now wields magic to bend the island’s elements to his will, setting the stage for a clash of authority, innocence, and revenge. Alongside him, his ethereal assistant flits through the mist, while the bitter, brutish servant of the island watches with wary eyes. Listeners are invited into a world where the line between reality and enchantment blurs, and where the first act teeters between chaos and the promise of redemption.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (97K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Dec 3, 2014
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1564–1616
A playwright, poet, and actor whose stories have traveled far beyond the Elizabethan stage, shaping the way generations think about love, ambition, jealousy, power, and loss. His plays and poems remain lively, surprising, and deeply human more than four centuries after his death.
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