Prospero, a magician, conjures up a storm using his spirit servant Ariel, causing a ship carrying Alonso, king of Naples, and others to wreck near Prospero's island. The survivors including Alonso, his son Ferdinand, and others from the ship's crew and entourage are scattered ashore. Prospero's daughter Miranda is unaware of her father's magic and his past as the rightful Duke of Milan, which Prospero prepares to reveal to her.

2. Act I Scene II
Unknown to the hapless souls who
are being tossed about on the waves,
Prospero, the magician, orchestrates
the storm from a cliff off the sea.
Ariel, a spirit and Prospero’s
operative, conjures the storm
at the command of Prospero.
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3. Father!
Father, if by your
magic powers, you
have put the waters
in this uproar,
calm them!
The sky is so dark
that it seems it
would pour down
stinking, boiling tar.
I beg you
to order this
tempest to
end!
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4. Oh! I have
suffered with those
men that I saw suffer.
A brave ship, which had,
no doubt, some noble
creatures on
her, dashed all
to pieces.
Control
yourself. Get
over it. Tell your
heart, there’s no
harm done.
Oh, their
cries did break
my heart! Poor
souls, they have
died!
Oh, if
only this day
had never
happened!
I tell you,
there is no
harm done.
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5. Our escape
from drowning
is a miracle. Our
prayers have been
answered.
Unknown to Prospero’s daughter,
Alonso, king of Naples; Gonzalo, Alonso’s
counsellor; Antonio, Prospero’s brother;
Sebastian, Alonso’s brother; two lords
Adrian and Francisco are washed ashore
on another part of the island.
Ferdinand, Alonso’s
son, wades onto the
shore at a different
location on the island.
If only this
gentle wind that
blew me here had
also saved the king,
my father.
Stephano, Alonso’s butler,
floats up on a different
part of the island.
My wine
crate, like a raft
in stormy waters,
has floated me
ashore.
Trinculo, Alonso’s jester,
is washed ashore on
another part of the island.
A short time
ago, it seemed I was
cheated of my life. But
a kindhearted wind did
roughly put its boot to
me to rescue me
from harm.
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6. Outside Prospero’s cave.
I have done
nothing but for
you, my dear one
– you, Miranda,
my daughter.
You are
ignorant of who
you are, because
you do not know
my past.
I am more than
the Prospero you
see - the master of
a poor cave, nothing
greater than your
father.
I never had
a thought that
there was more
to know.
It’s time I
should tell you more.
Give me a hand to
help me take off my
magic cloak.
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7. When a tempest wrecks the ship of King Alonso of Naples and
his entourage in the Mediterranean Sea, the men find safety on a small,
isolated island. The storm was conjured up by the magician Prospero, who
lives on the island with his daughter, Miranda; his faithful spirit, Ariel; and
his half-human, half-animal slave, Caliban. Why has Prospero brought the
king and the others to the island? What plans does he have for them?
A mixture of tender romance and cruel revenge, The Tempest is
considered one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. Although the play,
Shakespeare’s last, is filled with the supernatural, its message is that real
magic lies in the emotions of the human heart: love, loyalty, the desire to
be free, remorse, and forgiveness. By the end of the story, the tempest – in
its sense of severe storm and emotional upheaval – has enabled love to
blossom, reunited old friends, freed the enslaved, washed away the
sins of evildoers, and calmed the vengeance of a wronged man.
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