103 pages
English language
Published Jan. 7, 1942 by The Viking Press.
The Tempest
arranged and condensed for little theater production, with stage directions, notes, and designs for scenery and costumes The Players' Shakespeare
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The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skilful manipulation. He conjures up a storm, the eponymous tempest, to lure his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King Alonso of Naples to the island. There, his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio's lowly nature, the redemption of the King, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso's son, Ferdinand.
Subjects
- Fathers and daughters -- Drama
- Political refugees -- Drama
- Shipwreck victims -- Drama
- Magicians -- Drama
- Islands -- Drama
- Spirits -- Drama