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The Tempest Play by William Shakespeare

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  The Tempest   is a   play   by English playwright   William Shakespeare , probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that Shakespeare wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where the   sorcerer   Prospero , a complex and contradictory character, lives with his daughter   Miranda , and his two servants:   Caliban , a savage monster figure, and   Ariel , an airy spirit. The play contains music and songs that evoke the spirit of enchantment on the island. It explores many themes, including   magic , betrayal, revenge, and family. In Act IV, a wedding   masque   serves as a   play-within-a-play , and contributes spectacle, allegory, and elevated language. Although  The Tempest  is listed in the  First Folio  as the first of Shakespeare's comedies, it deals with both tragic an...

Story of 3 Monks who laughed for a living

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 ' ”I have heard about 3 monks.  No names are mentioned, because they never disclosed their names to anybody. They never answered anything. In China, they are simply known as the three laughing monks. And they did only one thing: they would enter a village, stand in the market place and start laughing. They would laugh with their whole being and suddenly people would become aware. Then others would also get the infection and a crowd would gather. The whole crowd would start laughing just because of them. What was happening? The whole town would get involved. Then they would move to another town.

THE STORY OF THE THREE BUDDHIST MONKS

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”I have heard about 3 monks.  No names are mentioned, because they never disclosed their names to anybody. They never answered anything. In China, they are simply known as the three laughing monks. And they did only one thing: they would enter a village, stand in the market place and start laughing. They would laugh with their whole being and suddenly people would become aware. Then others would also get the infection and a crowd would gather. The whole crowd would start laughing just because of them. What was happening? The whole town would get involved. Then they would move to another town.