The Tempest
Tempest, The,a romantic drama by Shakespeare probably written in 1611 , when it was performed before the king at Whitehall; in 1613 it was included in the wedding celebrations for the Princess Elizabeth and the elector palatine. It was not printed until 1623 when it appeared as the first play in the First folio . It is usually taken to be his last play written without a collaborator for the London stage before his retirement to Stratford. Although there are several analogues for the story of The Tempest, and contemporary accounts of the shipwreck of the Sea-Venture in 1609 on the Bermudas and passages from Golding 's Ovid and Florio 's Montaigne contribute details to the play, no single source for it is known. As Dr Johnson observed, The Tempest's ‘plan is regular’, that is, it conforms to the unities .
Prospero, duke of Milan, ousted from his throne by his brother Antonio, and turned...
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