Drama

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

Prospero, the overthrown Duke of Milan, has lived twelve years on an island with his daughter Miranda, the spirit Ariel and Caliban, and he raises a storm to wreck his enemies on its shore. Written around 1611, it is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote on his own. It ends with Prospero giving up his magic and asking the audience to set him free.

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Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain text

Reading time

About 1 hr 10 min

Where to find it

The Set Texts Room

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #1540. In the public domain in the United States.