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   Plot summary. How much do you know about Shakespeare’s play The Tempest? This section takes you step by step through the play, helping you to identify key plot points. The Tempest is a play...

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   The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a wizard, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants ...

3. theconversation.com › shakespeares-the-tempestShakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ explores colonialism, resistance ...

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   Nov 5, 2019 · The play follows three interconnecting plotlines: Prospero’s revenge plan against his enemies; how his daughter, Miranda, falls in love with the son of his chief enemy; and how Caliban...

4. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-tempestThe Tempest by William Shakespeare Plot Summary - LitCharts

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   A raging storm at sea threatens a ship bearing Alonso, King of Naples, and his court on their voyage home from the wedding of Alonso's daughter in Tunisia. Frustrated and afraid, the courtiers and the ship's crew exchange insults as the ship goes down. From a nearby island, Prospero, the former Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda watch the ...

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6. www.shakespeare.org.uk › explore-shakespeare › shakeSummary of The Tempest - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

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   A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, The Tempest. Find out more about the shipwreck, the magical island and the torment of an old man and his slaves.

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   Sep 28, 2024 · Hamlet, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1599–1601 and published in a quarto edition in 1603 from an unauthorized text. Often considered the greatest drama of all time, the play tells the story of the troubled titular prince of Denmark.

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9. interestingliterature.com › 2019 › 07A Short Analysis of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest

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   Shakespeare is thought to have based his play The Tempest on a real-life shipwreck. William Strachey’s A True Reportory of the Wracke and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates, Knight , an account of his experience during the wreck of the ship Sea Venture on the island of Bermuda, was written in 1609, and many scholars believe that the Bard read ...