The tempest is a play by william shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. Jul 31, 2015a story of shipwreck and magic, the tempest begins on a ship caught in a violent storm with alonso, the king of naples, on board. I did say so, when first i raised the tempest.
Jan 23, 2026the tempest, drama in five acts by william shakespeare, first written and performed about 1611 and published in the first folio of 1623 from an edited transcript, by ralph crane. This text of the tempest is from volume i of the nine-volume 1863 cambridge edition of shakespeare. The tempest opens in the midst of a storm, as a ship containing the king of naples and his party struggles to stay afloat.
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