Project Gutenberg 2014-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 626 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Dulac, Edmund 1882 1953 Dulac, Edmond The Tempest Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Eleni Christofaki, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest" by William Shakespeare is a renowned play written in the early 17th century. This narrative is centered around themes of power, betrayal, and redemption, highlighting the complex relationships between characters stranded on an enchanted island. The play's titular character, Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, employs magic to orchestrate events that will lead to his reclaiming of power, alongside his daughter Miranda. At the start of the play, a ship is caught in a fierce storm, suggesting turmoil to come. Characters including Alonso, the King of Naples, and his brother Sebastian, among others, are depicted frantically trying to manage the chaos on deck as the ship is threatened with disaster. Meanwhile, on the island, Prospero reassures Miranda, his daughter, that the shipwreck was part of his plan to bring their enemies to him, revealing their backstory and the betrayal he faced from his brother Antonio. The opening sets an ominous yet magical tone, drawing the audience into a world where the elements and spirit characters play significant roles in the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Shipwreck victims -- Drama Fathers and daughters -- Drama Magicians -- Drama Political refugees -- Drama Islands -- Drama Spirits -- Drama Tragicomedy PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 235958 2025-08-23T12:09:33.692738 text/html 215825 2024-10-24T12:41:33 text/html 1723589 2025-08-23T12:09:40.828737 application/epub+zip 1727284 2025-08-23T12:09:34.998740 application/epub+zip 136864 2025-08-23T12:09:34.277743 application/epub+zip 1828077 2025-08-23T12:09:44.272754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1934057 2025-08-23T12:09:40.140722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347458 2022-09-21T14:59:23.420616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135193 2025-08-23T12:09:32.530733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115275 2024-10-24T12:41:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18887 2025-08-23T12:09:44.437681 application/rdf+xml 27094 2025-08-23T12:09:34.422714 image/jpeg 3731 2025-08-23T12:09:34.349733 image/jpeg 1850908 2025-08-23T12:09:33.779769 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia