Stranded on a mysterious island, the exiled duke Prospero uses his command of magic to orchestrate a storm that brings his enemies within reach. As he manipulates events through spirits and illusions, long-buried betrayals surface and the possibility of forgiveness emerges. In William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, power, redemption, and transformation intertwine—exploring control, reconciliation, and the human capacity to let go of vengeance.
Date: 1621 (United Kingdom)
Length: ~218 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~6.850.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Poetry & Drama, Fantasy & Science Fiction
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"It is one of the most original and perfect of Shakespeare's productions" — William Hazlitt, essayist and critic
"The wildest and yet the most natural..." — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"A play about the end of art" — Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet and critic
"Prospero is Shakespeare's surrogate" — Frank Kermode, literary critic and scholar
"Brave New World" — Aldous Huxley, author (title taken from Miranda's line in The Tempest)
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