The Tempest

by William Shakespeare from c. 1611

About

The sorcerer Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, uses his magic on a remote island to raise a storm that shipwrecks his treacherous brother and the King of Naples. He engineers his daughter Miranda's romance with the king's son Ferdinand and eventually forgives his enemies, breaks his staff, and sails home.

The Tempest

Characters: 19
Words: 15k
Acts: 5
Scenes: 1
Duration: ~1 hr 52 min

Characters

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1

PROSPERO

PROSPERO

PROSPERO

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118

2

SEBASTIAN

—

67

3

ANTONIO

—

60

4

STEPHANO

—

60

5

GONZALO

—

52

6

CALIBAN

CALIBAN

—

51

7

MIRANDA

MIRANDA

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50

8

ARIEL

ARIEL

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47

10 sections

15k words

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Act 1

1

Act 1 Scene 1

4513:23

2

Act 1 Scene 2

4k29:55

Act 2

3

Act 2 Scene 1

2.4k17:43

4

Act 2 Scene 2

1.4k10:28

Act 3

5

Act 3 Scene 1

8086:04

6

Act 3 Scene 2

1.1k8:21

7

Act 3 Scene 3

7325:29

Act 4

8

Act 4 Scene 1

1.9k14:20

Act 5

9

Act 5 Scene 1

2.2k16:38

10

Epilogue

00:00

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