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Full summary of the tempest with character notes and themes included

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THE
THE TEMPEST
TEMPEST
THE TEMPEST

, Act one
the ship is caught in a tempest
Prospero tells Miranda the story of how they landed up on the island
Prospero gets angry because Ariel reminds him about his promise to free him but
Ariel is quite adamant about the fact that he wants to be free
caliban (son of Sycorax) lives on the island and is Prospero’s slave
caliban was a slave because he tried to rape Miranda
caliban is very blunt and says what he wants to
the island should actually be Caliban’s and he constantly complains about this
Miranda and Ferdinand meet for the first time
ariel loured Ferdinand to Miranda so that they could meet

Act one, scene one
alonso’s ship (the king) experiences the storm
the sailors, royalty and everyone on the ship are panicking
the royalty are sent to the bottom of the ship so pray
the boatswain is in charge of running the ship and he gives orders to royalty which
is unusual
everyone has their own authority in this way
Usurp is to overthrow a rightful leader

Act one, scene two
12 years ago, Prospero was the Duke of Milan (Miranda was 3)
his brother, Antonio, managed the kingdom as Prospero was studying magic
Antonio created an alliance with the King of Naples, Alonso
Antonio’s men banished Prospero and Miranda, and took them from Milan one
night and rowed them out to sea
Gonzalo, a Noble, gave them food, water and books
Fate brought Prospero’s enemies to the island and he plans revenge against his
brother
ariel is summoned by Prospero
Prospero accuses Caliban of raping Miranda (and he admitted it by saying he
would have populated the island with her) “Thou didst prevent me”
Prospero wants to just give Miranda a better life
Ferdinand automatically assumes that Alonso is dead so he wants a queen to rule
him
Ariel loures Ferdinand to Miranda so that they can meet and they are immediately
attracted to eachother
he only wants to take her to Naples if she is a virgin
Prospero accuses Ferdinand of being a “spy” so that he works to prove himself

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