The Tempest (Romance / Comedy)
By William Shakespeare (1611)
Shakespeare's farewell to the stage: the exiled Duke Prospero on his enchanted island, the spirit Ariel, earth-bound Caliban, the young love of Ferdinand and Miranda, and the triumph of forgiveness. Dramatis Personae: Prospero, Miranda, Ariel, Caliban, Ferdinand, Gonzalo, Antonio, Alonso.
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Week 1 — Act I, Sc 1: The Tempest at Sea
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Week 1 — Act I, Sc 1: The Tempest at Sea
Scene Summary & Living Narrative: A violent thunder tempest batters the King of Naples' ship; the mariners struggle with the sails while royal passengers panic.
Key Quotation for Recitation & Copywork: 'What cares these roarers for the name of king? To cabin: silence! trouble us not.'
[Public Domain: William Shakespeare, First Folio / Globe Edition.]
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Week 1 — Act I, Sc 1: The Tempest at Sea
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Week 2 — Act I, Sc 2 (Part I): Prospero's Tale to Miranda
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Week 3 — Act I, Sc 2 (Part II): Ariel and Caliban
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Week 4 — Act I, Sc 2 (Part III): Ferdinand Meets Miranda
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Week 5 — Act II, Sc 1: The Island and the Conspiracy
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Week 6 — Act II, Sc 2: Trinculo, Stephano, and the Monster
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Week 7 — Act III, Sc 1: The Log-Bearing Lovers
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Week 8 — Act III, Sc 2–3: The Harpy at the Banquet
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Week 9 — Act IV, Sc 1 (Part I): The Masque of the Spirits
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Week 10 — Act IV, Sc 1 (Part II): We Are Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On
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Week 11 — Act V, Sc 1 (Part I): The Rarity of Virtue in Forgiveness
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Week 12 — Act V, Sc 1 (End) & Epilogue: O Brave New World
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