The TempestCourier Corporation, 19.04.2012 - 80 Seiten This bewitching play, Shakespeare's final work, articulates a wealth of the playwright's mature reflections on life and contains some of his most familiar and oft-quoted lines. The story concerns Miranda, a lovely young maiden, and Prospero, her philosophical old magician father, who dwell on an enchanted island, alone except for their servants -- Ariel, an invisible sprite, and Caliban, a monstrous witch's son. Into their idyllic but isolated lives comes a shipwrecked party that includes the enemies who usurped Prospero's dukedom years before, and set him and his daughter adrift on the ocean. Also among the castaways is a handsome prince, the first young man Miranda has ever seen. Comedy, romance, and reconciliation ensue, in a masterly drama that begins with a storm at sea and concludes in joyous harmony. Students, poetry lovers, and drama enthusiasts will treasure this convenient, modestly priced edition of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays and one of literature's finest comedies. |
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... island , the play is populated by some of Shakespeare's most memorable characters : Prospero , philosopher and magician ; his innocent , unworldly daughter Miranda ; his treacherous brother Alonso ; the handsome Prince Ferdinand ; the ...
... island , the play is populated by some of Shakespeare's most memorable characters : Prospero , philosopher and magician ; his innocent , unworldly daughter Miranda ; his treacherous brother Alonso ; the handsome Prince Ferdinand ; the ...
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... island . " The Tempest was first published in the First Folio of 1623 , and is the opening play of that volume . It is there divided into Acts and Scenes , and the stage directions are exceptionally full . At the close of the piece ...
... island . " The Tempest was first published in the First Folio of 1623 , and is the opening play of that volume . It is there divided into Acts and Scenes , and the stage directions are exceptionally full . At the close of the piece ...
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... Island . Before PROSPERO's Cell . Enter PROSPERO and MIRANDA . MIR . If by your art , my dearest father , you have Put the wild waters in this roar , allay them . The sky , it seems , would pour down stinking pitch , But that the sea ...
... Island . Before PROSPERO's Cell . Enter PROSPERO and MIRANDA . MIR . If by your art , my dearest father , you have Put the wild waters in this roar , allay them . The sky , it seems , would pour down stinking pitch , But that the sea ...
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... island we arrived ; and here Have I , thy schoolmaster , made thee more profit Than other princess ' can , that have more time For vainer hours , and tutors not so careful . MIR . Heavens thank you for ' t ! And now , I pray you , sir ...
... island we arrived ; and here Have I , thy schoolmaster , made thee more profit Than other princess ' can , that have more time For vainer hours , and tutors not so careful . MIR . Heavens thank you for ' t ! And now , I pray you , sir ...
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... island of Bermudas . Originally sighted and named by the Spanish seaman Juan de Berinudez in 1515 . 24flote ] wave , sea . 25At least two glasses ] Shakespeare would seem to mean by “ two glasses ” two hours ( after noon ) . He ...
... island of Bermudas . Originally sighted and named by the Spanish seaman Juan de Berinudez in 1515 . 24flote ] wave , sea . 25At least two glasses ] Shakespeare would seem to mean by “ two glasses ” two hours ( after noon ) . He ...
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8Opp ADRIAN ALON ALONSO ANTONIO awake beat BOATS boatswain bottle brave brother burthen camest cell Ceres charms Christopher Marlowe crown daughter devil doth drink drown Duke of Milan dukedom e'er Enter ARIEL Enter PROSPERO Europe or United Exeunt Exit father Ferdinand fish fool foul garments George Bernard Shaw give Gonzalo grace hang Hark Hast thou hath hear heart heavens Henrik Ibsen hither honour island isle JUNO King of Naples labour lord Luigi Pirandello mariners master MIRANDA monster o'er play pray Prithee PROS Re-enter ARIEL remember Richard Brinsley Sheridan Sebastian shore sing sleep speak spirit Stephano strange swear sweet Sycorax tell Tempest There's thing thou art thou beest thou canst thou didst thou dost thou hast Thou liest thou shalt thunder thyself torment TRIN Trinculo Tunis widow Dido William Shakespeare word yare