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Everything about The Tempest

Play by William Shakespeare

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a storm, the rest of the play is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a magician, 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, forgiveness, and family. In Act IV, a wedding masque serves as a play-within-a-play and contributes spectacle, allegory, and elevated language. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: The TempestA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Psychometric properties and measurement invariance across gender of the Italian version of the tempest self-regulation questionnaire for eating adapted for young adultsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The TempestThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Exploring the temporal structure of heterochronous sequences using TempEst (formerly Path-O-Gen)Cited 2,200 times
  5. Go sideways: Performance history of The TempestA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: The Tempest in music, literature and artA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A storm, especially one with severe winds.

Noun Any violent tumult or commotion.

Noun A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

Verb To storm.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Characters
  2. Plot
  3. Date and sources
  4. Text
  5. Themes and motifs
  6. Criticism and interpretation
  7. Legacy

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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