William Shakespeare

The Tempest Annotated William Shakespeare

The Tempest is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Prospero utilizes sorcery to invoke a tempest and torture the overcomers of a wreck, including the King of Naples and Prospero's tricky sibling, Antonio. Prospero's slave, Caliban, plots to free himself of his lord, however is upset by Prospero's soul worker Ariel. The King's young child Ferdinand, thought to be dead, begins to look all starry eyed at Prospero's girl Miranda. Their festivals are stopped when Prospero goes up against his sibling and uncovers his way of life as the usurped Duke of Milan. The families are brought together and all contention is settled. Prospero awards Ariel his opportunity and gets ready to leave the island.