Synopsis:
Ferdinand is visited by Miranda. Prospero observes them unseen as they exchange marriage vows and clasp hands.
Ferdinand is visited by Miranda. Prospero observes them unseen as they exchange marriage vows and clasp hands.
A story of shipwreck and magic, The Tempest begins on a ship caught in a violent storm with Alonso, the king of…
On board a ship carrying King Alonso of Naples and his entourage, a boatswain directs the crew to fight a…
Prospero, the former duke of Milan, who has been stranded on a barren island for twelve years with his daughter,…
King Alonso and his entourage wander the island in search of Ferdinand. Gonzalo tries unsuccessfully to encourage hope in Alonso…
Having escaped the apparently sinking ship, Trinculo finds Caliban hiding under a cloak, under which Trinculo also crawls to take…
Ferdinand is visited by Miranda. Prospero observes them unseen as they exchange marriage vows and clasp hands.
Trinculo and Caliban quarrel, and Stephano takes Caliban’s part. Ariel, invisible, imitates Trinculo’s voice and accuses Caliban of lying, causing…
King Alonso and his party, weary with searching, are visited by “strange shapes” bringing in a banquet, while Prospero, unseen,…
Prospero releases Ferdinand and gives him Miranda as his bride-to-be. To celebrate the prospect of their union, Prospero instructs Ariel…
Prospero releases Alonso and the court party from their charmed state and renounces the further use of his magic. Alonso…
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