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The Tempest

by William Shakespeare
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The Tempest is thought by many to be Shakespeare's greatest and most perfect play. When the magician Prospero deliberately summons a storm to overcome his enemy King Alonso of Naples ship the passengers are washed ashore on a fantastical island. Prospero manipulates the king, his entourage, apparitions and fiends as he schemes revenge on the hapless Alonso. Prospero's daughter and the King's son Ferdinand fall in love and their fraught lover provides the catalyst for their fathers' reconciliation, contrition and clemency.

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Publisher: Duke Classics

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  • ISBN: 9781620115794
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781620115794
  • File size: 207 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781620115794
  • File size: 205 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012
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subjects

Drama Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1290
Text Difficulty:10-12

The Tempest is thought by many to be Shakespeare's greatest and most perfect play. When the magician Prospero deliberately summons a storm to overcome his enemy King Alonso of Naples ship the passengers are washed ashore on a fantastical island. Prospero manipulates the king, his entourage, apparitions and fiends as he schemes revenge on the hapless Alonso. Prospero's daughter and the King's son Ferdinand fall in love and their fraught lover provides the catalyst for their fathers' reconciliation, contrition and clemency.

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Drama Fiction