The Tempest
by Charles and Mary Lamb
from the original play by William Shakespeare.
Edited for Grade Six and above,
with an introduction, notes, word meanings and comprehension questions.
This text includes an afterword with notes on
'Our revels now are ended'
and Sonnet 18.
Prospero was once the Duke of Milan. His brother, Antonio, together with the King of Naples, hatched a plot to overthrow him. Prospero and his three-year-old daughter Miranda were left to die in a boat at sea. Luckily they did not die, but found their way to a deserted island; and here they lived for many years, with a strange, ugly creature called Caliban as a servant, and a friendly spirit called Ariel.
Now Miranda is grown up, and Prospero has taught himself the art of magic. When a ship passes by the island, carrying Prospero’s evil brother Antonio, along with the King of Naples and his son, prince Ferdinand, Prospero uses his magic powers to summon up a great storm—a Tempest—and thus his revenge begins...
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