The Tempest by William Shakespeare

"The Tempest" by William Shakespeare is a play written in 1610–1611. On a remote island, Prospero, a banished duke and magician, lives with his daughter Miranda and his servants—the monster Caliban and the spirit Ariel. When a ship carrying his treacherous brother passes nearby, Prospero conjures a storm that wrecks it. The survivors wash ashore, setting in motion Prospero's elaborate plan involving magic, romance, and revenge, as he confronts betrayal and contemplates forgiveness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title The Tempest
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest
Credits the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers
Reading Level Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Shipwreck victims -- Drama
Subject Fathers and daughters -- Drama
Subject Magicians -- Drama
Subject Political refugees -- Drama
Subject Islands -- Drama
Subject Spirits -- Drama
Subject Tragicomedy
Category Text
EBook-No. 1540
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Sep 19, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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