# The Tempest (Rackham)

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THE TEMPEST
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By•William•Shakespeare Illustrated•by Arthur•Rackham
London William•Heienemann•Ltd. New•York Doubleday,•Page,•& Company
First published 1926
Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd., Bungay, Suffolk
List of Illustrations
FrontispieceGo bring the rabble O’er whom I give thee power, here to this place :
| | | iv. i, 37 |
| 2. | Had I not Four or five women once that tended me? | |
| | | i. ii, 46 |
| 3. | Safely in harbour Is the king’s ship | |
| | | i. ii, 226 |
| 4. | Re-enter Ariel like a water-nymph | |
| | | i. ii, 316 |
| 5. | Come unto these yellow sands | |
| | | i. ii. 376 |
| 6. | Burthen [dispersedly]. Hark, hark! | |
| | | i. ii. 382 |
| 7. | This music crept by me upon the waters | |
| | | i. ii. 391 |
| 8. | For every trifle are they set upon me | |
| | | ii. ii. 8 ​ |
| 9. | I ’ll kiss thy foot: I ’ll swear myself thy subject | |
| | | ii. ii. 153 |
| 10. | Alas, now, pray you, Work not so hard | |
| | | iii. i. 15 |
| 11. | The isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not | The isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not |
| | | iii. ii. 144 |
| 12. | Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears | |
| | | iii. ii. 146 |
| 13. | . . . and sometime voices | |
| | | iii. ii. 147 |
| 14. | Enter several strange Shapes, bringing in a banquet . . . inviting the King, etc., to eat | |
| | | iii. iii. 19 |
| 15. | Each one, tripping on his toe, Will be here with mop and mow | |
| | | iv. i. 46 |
| 16. | Come, temperate nymphs, and help to celebrate A contract of true love | |
| | | iv. i. 132 |
| 17. | Enter certain Reapers, properly habited | |
| | | iv. i. 138 ​ |
| 18. | Go charge my goblins that they grind their joints With dry convulsions | |
| | | iv. i. 259 |
| 19. | You demi-puppets that By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make | |
| | | v. i. 36 |
| 20. | Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough | |
| | | v. 1. 93 |
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
Alonso, King of Naples. :
| Sebastian, his brother. ||
| Prospero, the right Duke of Milan. ||
| Antonio, his brother, the usurping Duke of Milan. ||
| Ferdinand, son to the King of Naples. ||
| Gonzalo, an honest old Counsellor. ||
| Adrian, | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$Lords |
| Francisco, | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$Lords |
| Caliban, a savage and deformed Slave. ||
| Tringulo, a Jester. ||
| Stephano, a drunken Butler. ||
| Master of a Ship. ||
| Boatswain. ||
| Mariners. ||
| Miranda, daughter to Prospero. ||
| Ariel, an airy Spirit. ||
| Iris, | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$presented by Spirits. |
| Ceres, | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$presented by Spirits. |
| Juno, | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$presented by Spirits. |
| Nymphs, | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$presented by Spirits. |
| Reapers, | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$presented by Spirits. |
| | Other Spirits attending on Prospero. Scene—A ship at Sea: an island. |
    Act I
    Act II
    Act III
    Act IV
    Act V
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