Discusses the plot, characters, and historical background of the classic Shakespeare play.
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After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, a complex and contradictory character, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two ...
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A retelling in rhymed couplets of Shakespeare's play about an enchanted island is accompanied by illustrations created by the author's students.
Narrated from Ariel's perspective, the story is told in language that is true to the original play but accessible to all.
Presents William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and includes excerpts from its sources, eighteen works of criticism by writers ranging from John Dryden to Barbara Fuchs, and seventeen works based on the play by such authors as Percy Shelley ...
The story involves the spirit Ariel, the savage Caliban, and Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, now a wizard living on a remote island who uses his magic to shipwreck a party of ex-compatriots.
Hamlet
To enhance your learning, notes and definitions appear directly opposite the line in which they occur, and a review section follows the play. This edition also introduces you to the life, works, and times of William Shakespeare.