William Shakespeare's The Tempest - Unabridged

By William Shakespeare and Kevin Theis

One of William Shakespeare's later plays, "The Tempest" is among his most treasured and admired works.  

Prospero, the Duke of Milan and a student of the magical arts, is overthrown by his brother Antonio and exiled to a deserted island with his daughter Miranda. Years later, Antonio and his retinue are aboard a ship

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ft. Raphael Publishing Company
• Release date: Feb 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9798892820424

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) is arguably the most famous playwright to ever live. Born in England, he attended grammar school but did not study at a university. In the 1590s, Shakespeare worked as partner and performer at the London-based acting company, the King’s Men. His earliest plays were Henry VI and Richard III, both based on the historical figures. During his career, Shakespeare produced nearly 40 plays that reached multiple countries and cultures. Some of his most notable titles include Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. His acclaimed catalog earned him the title of the world’s greatest dramatist.

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The Tempest

Unabridged

By William Shakespeare

FORT RAPHAEL PUBLISHING CO.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

www.FortRaphael.com

Copyright © 2024 by Ft. Raphael Publishing Company

All Rights Reserved.

Edited by Kevin Theis, Ft. Raphael Publishing Company

Front Cover Graphics by Majharul Islam

THE TEMPEST

Contents

ACT I

Scene I. On a ship at sea; a tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard.

Scene II. The Island. Before the cell of Prospero.

ACT II

Scene I. Another part of the island.

Scene II. Another part of the island.

ACT III

Scene I. Before Prospero’s cell.

Scene II. Another part of the island.

Scene III. Another part of the island.

ACT IV

Scene I. Before Prospero’s cell.

ACT V

Scene I. Before the cell of Prospero.

EPILOGUE

Biography of William Shakespeare

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, Lord

FRANCISCO, Lord

CALIBAN, a savage and deformed slave

TRINCULO, a jester

STEPHANO, a drunken butler

MASTER OF A SHIP

BOATSWAIN

MARINERS

MIRANDA, daughter to Prospero

ARIEL, an airy Spirit

IRIS, presented by Spirits

CERES, presented by Spirits

JUNO, presented by Spirits

NYMPHS, presented by Spirits

REAPERS, presented by Spirits

Other Spirits attending on Prospero

SCENE: The sea, with a Ship; afterwards an Island.

ACT I

SCENE I. On a ship at sea; a tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard.

[Enter a Shipmaster and a Boatswain severally.]

MASTER.

Boatswain!

BOATSWAIN.

Here, master: what cheer?

MASTER.

Good! Speak to the mariners: fall to ’t yarely, or we run ourselves aground: bestir, bestir.

[Exit. Enter Mariners.]

BOATSWAIN.

Heigh, my hearts! cheerly, cheerly, my hearts! yare, yare! Take in the topsail. Tend to th’ master’s whistle. Blow till thou burst thy wind, if room enough.

[Enter Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Ferdinand, Gonzalo and others.]

ALONSO.

Good boatswain, have care. Where’s the master?

Play the men.

BOATSWAIN.

I pray now, keep below.

ANTONIO.

Where is the master, boson?

BOATSWAIN.

Do you not hear him? You mar our labour: keep your cabins: you do assist the storm.

GONZALO.

Nay, good, be patient.

BOATSWAIN.

When the sea is. Hence! What cares these roarers for the name of king? To cabin! silence! Trouble us not.

GONZALO.

Good, yet remember whom thou hast aboard.

BOATSWAIN.

None that I more love than myself. You are a counsellor: if you can command these elements to silence, and work the peace of the present, we will not hand a rope more. Use your authority: if you cannot, give thanks you have lived so long, and make yourself ready in your cabin for the mischance of the hour, if it so hap.—Cheerly, good hearts!—Out of our way, I say.

[Exit.]

GONZALO.

I have great comfort from this fellow. Methinks he hath no drowning mark upon him. His complexion is perfect gallows. Stand fast, good Fate, to his hanging! Make the rope of his destiny our cable, for our own doth little advantage! If he be not born to be hang’d, our case is miserable.

[Exeunt. Re-enter Boatswain.]

BOATSWAIN.

Down with the topmast! yare! lower, lower! Bring her to try wi’ th’ maincourse.

[A cry within.]

A plague upon this howling! They are louder than the weather or our office.

[Enter Sebastian, Antonio and Gonzalo.]

Yet again! What do you here? Shall we give o’er, and drown? Have you a mind to sink?

SEBASTIAN.

A pox o’ your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog!

BOATSWAIN.

Work you, then.

ANTONIO.

Hang, cur, hang, you whoreson, insolent noisemaker! We are less afraid to be drowned than thou art.

GONZALO.

I’ll warrant him for drowning, though the ship were no stronger than a nutshell, and as leaky as an unstanched wench.

BOATSWAIN.

Lay her a-hold, a-hold! Set her two courses: off to sea again: lay her off.

[Enter Mariners, wet.]

MARINERS.

All lost! to prayers, to prayers! all lost!

[Exeunt.]

BOATSWAIN.

What, must our mouths be cold?

GONZALO.

The King and Prince at prayers! Let’s assist them,

For our case is as theirs.

SEBASTIAN.

I am out of patience.

ANTONIO.

We are merely cheated of our lives by drunkards.

This wide-chapp’d rascal—would thou might’st lie drowning

The washing of ten tides!

GONZALO.

He’ll be hang’d yet,

Though every drop of water swear against it,

And gape at wid’st to glut him.

[A confused noise within: Mercy on us!—We split, we split!—Farewell, my wife and children!—Farewell, brother!—We split, we split, we split!]

ANTONIO.

Let’s all sink wi’ th’ King.

[Exit.]

SEBASTIAN.

Let’s take leave of him.

[Exit.]

GONZALO.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground. Long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be done! but I would fain die a dry death.

[Exit.]

SCENE II. The Island. Before the cell of Prospero.

[Enter Prospero and Miranda.]

MIRANDA.

If by your art, my dearest father, you have

Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them.

The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch,

But that the sea, mounting to th’ welkin’s cheek,

Dashes the fire out. O! I have suffered

With those that I saw suffer! A brave vessel,

Who had, no doubt, some noble creature in her,

Dash’d all to pieces. O, the cry did