The Tempest
( Oxford Dictionary ) Tempest :- A Violent Storm
It all begins on a dark wild night when a ship is caught in a violent thunder storm.
But Prospero turns out to be too clever for them all and tricks them.
The Stories and Plots of Shakespeare's plays are original.
Summary 😃
The scene intensifies as the passengers are thrown out of the ship into the sea.
At the same time, a great magician named Prospero and his daughter Miranda watch the shipwreck from a distant island.
Prospero reminds her of how he used to be the duke of Italy before his brother kept an eye on his place.
Before, Prospero and Miranda were left stranded at the sea but were saved by Prospero's magic, which lead to their stay on the island for 12 years.
Both shared the island with spirits, including Prospero's spirit servant named Ariel, leaving another human on the island named wild caliban.
The ship which was caught in the storm consisted of Prospero's enemies, inluding his brother and the King.
Prospero starts to believe that his enemies have been brought to him so he can carry out his revenge.
Ferdinand, the king's son unknowingly gets separated from others from the shipwreck.
He is discovered by Prospero and Miranda and Miranda falls in love with him at first sight, while the other people from the shipwreck are sad because they think Ferdinand is dead.
They soon try to plot against one another, as they all want to control the island.
Eventually, Ariel brings them all before the king and Prospero forgives them, as he reveals that Ferdinand is not dead and gives his blessing for Miranda and Ferdinand to get married.
Prospero grants Ariel his greatest wish and sets him free. 😃
"The Tempest" was inspired by the 1948 western film, " Yellow Sky ".
Facts 😃
The Tempest is considered to be one of Shakespeare' s shortest plays.
" The Tempest " is the most - performed play in the history of BBC.
The characters in " The Tempest " are named after Uranus's Moons.
Multiple A - list celebrities have played the role of Prospero on stage and on screen.
" The Tempest " in some cases is considered to be Shakespeare's Farewell.
Shakespeare was clearly a linguistic innovator, a poet who could use words in ways hitherto unseen.
" The Tempest " is a masterpiece about letting go and accepting your fate.
" The Tempest " had been partially inspired by Shakespeare's reading of a real life event - a letter written by William Strachey which "details the experiences of a shipwreck survivor. "
" The Tempest " was mainly inspired by Aristotle's poetics which argued that unity of action was essential for dramatic structure.
Shakespeare’s The Tempest has inspired countless artistic responses in theatre, music, poetry, and fiction.
Shakespeare was poorly educated.
In fact, We don’t have any more of his writing than half a dozen signatures.
He never cared if his writings were published or even whether they survived.
He retired to Stratford after The Tempest
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He invented the Shakespearean sonnet.
Why is it Unique?
Most of the plays during this time period mostly contained themes such as tragedy, instead this play contained love, and mercy.
This play was partially based on a true story in which a bunch of sailors had been struck with a Tempest.
most of William Shakespeare's work talks about life through themes such as love, justice and etc...
William Shakespear was born in 1564 and died in 1616
the cause of his death is still unknown today as some speculate that he had died due to syphilis
William Shakespeare was a poet, playwright, and an actor