The Tempest | Act I, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
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Alonso: king of Naples who has conspired to usurp Prospero’s dukedom
Gonzalo: an old councilor who has shown compassion to Prospero and Miranda
Antonio: Prospero’s brother, the usurping Duke of Milan
Sebastian: Alonso’s brother
Ship–master: master or captain of the ship
Boatswain: the ship’s officer in charge of the crew and the rigging of the sails
Mariners: the ship’s crew who take orders from the Boatswain
Summary
The play begins with flashes of lightning, the cracking of thunder, and the urgent shouts of the Ship–master,...
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- Act I, Scene 2, lines 1-188 Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 2, lines 189-320 Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 2, lines 321-374 Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 2, lines 375-504 Summary and Analysis
- Act II, Scene 1, lines 1-184 Summary and Analysis
- Act II, Scene 1, lines 185-328 Summary and Analysis
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- Act III, Scene 3 Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scene 1, lines 1-163 Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scene 1, lines 164-266 Summary and Analysis
- Act V, Scene 1, lines 1-87 Summary and Analysis
- Act V, Scene 1, 88-171 Summary and Analysis
- Act V, Scene 1, 172-255 Summary and Analysis
- Act V, Scene 1, Lines 256-330 Summary and Analysis
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- Act II, Scene 1, lines 185-328 Questions and Answers
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- Does Shakespeare Critique European Colonialism in The Tempest?
- Prospero and Shakespeare
- Ariel and Allegory in The Tempest
- Caliban: A Character Study
- Themes in The Tempest
- Father-Daughter Relationships in Shakespeare's Pericles, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest
- The Tempest: Illusion and Reality
- The Tempest: An Overview
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- Miranda, Prospero, Ariel, and Caliban
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