The Tempest

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The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

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8 total

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THE TEMPEST - by William Shakespeare

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Contents

1:09

ACT I - SCENE I. On a ship at sea; a tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard.

28:10

ACT II - SCENE I. Another part of the island.

24:17

ACT III - SCENE I. Before Prospero’s cell.

18:04

ACT IV - SCENE I. Before Prospero’s cell.

13:04

ACT V - SCENE I. Before the cell of Prospero.

16:57

Description

A violent storm erupts over the open sea, its thunderclaps and flashing lightning the work of a hidden hand. A ship carrying a king, his brother, and a young prince is tossed into chaos, its crew scrambling as the vessel threatens to sink. Meanwhile, on a remote island, a learned exile watches the tempest from his modest cell, his daughter Miranda pleading for mercy. The island, alive with unseen spirits, becomes the stage for a confrontation between magic and the natural world.

Prospero, once a duke betrayed by his own brother, has mastered the arcane arts and commands a mischievous airy spirit named Ariel to do his bidding. He also contends with Caliban, a native whose resentment simmers beneath the surface. As the shipwrecked nobles stumble onto the shore, they encounter the strange inhabitants and the mysterious powers that govern the island. Their arrival sets in motion a series of encounters that will test loyalty, revenge, and the possibility of redemption.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (97K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers

Release date

1998-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

1564–1616

A playwright, poet, and actor from Stratford-upon-Avon, he created characters and lines that have stayed alive for more than four centuries. His stories of love, ambition, jealousy, power, and forgiveness still feel startlingly human.

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