INTRODUCTION BIBLIOGRAPHY NESS: The Variorum edition of The Tempest. : A Life of William Shakespeare. DEN: Shakespeare Primer. E: Shakespeare: Poet, Dramatist, and Man. OTT: Shakesperian Grammar. NER: The People for whom Shakespeare Wrote. DRAMATIS PERSONÆ ALONSO, King of Naples. SEBASTIAN, his brother. PROSPERO, the right Duke of Milan. ANTONIO, his brother, the usurping Duke of Milan. FERDINAND, Son to the King of Naples. GONZALO, an honest old Counsellor. On a ship at sea: a tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard. Enter a SHIP-MASTER and a BOATSWAIN. Mast. Boatswain! Boats. Here, master: what cheer? O Mast. Good, speak to the mariners: fall to't, yarely, or we run ourselves aground: bestir, bestir. Enter MARINERS. [Exit. 5 Boats. Heigh, my hearts! cheerly, cheerly, my hearts! yare, yare! Take in the topsail. Tend to the master's whistle. Blow, till thou burst thy wind, if room enough°! 3 ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, FERDI- Good boatswain, have care. Where's ΤΟ er? Play the men. I pray now, keep below. Where is the master, boatswain? Do you not hear him? You mar our keep your cabins: you do assist the 15 Nay, good, be patient. When the sea is. Hence! What cares rers for the name of king? To cabin: trouble us not. Good, yet remember whom thou hast None that I more love than myself." a counsellor; if you can command ements to silence, and work the peace 25 we will not hand a rope present, use your authority: if you cannot, nks you have lived so long, and make ready in your cabin for the mischance giv sin S phe B A |