The Tempest Play by William Shakespeare
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...