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The Tempest

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's The Tempest (c. 1611) is among the last plays he wrote alone and, by long tradition, his farewell to the stage. On a remote enchanted island the exiled magician Prospero, aided by the spirit Ariel and served by the 'savage' Caliban, raises a storm to bring his usurping enemies within his power—only to renounce his magic and choose forgiveness. A late romance of tempest and reconciliation, it meditates on art, power, colonialism, and the passing of illusions.

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Contents

1. Act I
   1. Scene II
2. Act II
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
3. Act III
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
4. Act IV
   1. Scene I
5. Act V
   1. Scene I
6. Epilogue