The Tempest

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The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

EN·~1 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total

ILLUSTRATIONS

1:28

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

0:33

ACT I

27:46

ACT II

23:22

ACT III

17:46

ACT IV

13:01

ACT V

16:10

EPILOGUE

1:00

Description

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.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (97K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

Dec 3, 2014

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

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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