description: In this last and most mysterious of Shakespeare's plays, Prospero, magician and philosopher, has been banished to an Island where he lives with his daughter Miranda, and two sprats, the ethereal Ariel and the earthly Caliban. When a ship is wrecked on the shore of the island, the years of isolation are over.
language: English
title: The Tempest
titlecomplete: The Tempest
characters: Gonzalo, Ferdinand, Caliban, Ariel (Shakespeare), Sebastian, Trinculo & Stephano, Miranda, Antonio, Prospero, Alonso
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Classics, Drama, Read For School, Fantasy, Literature, Poetry, School
ratings_count: 204038
places: Unnamed Island, South Pacific Ocean
publisher: Viking Penguin