Summary
The Tempest
By William Shakespeare
Prospero was once Duke of Milan, but his brother Antonio took over when he began deeply studying literature. Later, Antonio and Alonso (king of Naples) banished him with his daughter, Miranda at the sea. Luckily, he landed in the island and survived since Gonzalo helped them. Now, he knows that his enemies (Antonio, Sebastian and Alonso) have sailed with Alonso’s son Ferdinand and Antonio’s counselor Gonzalo, so he creates a tempest to shipwreck them. Then, Prospero calls spirit Ariel to come. The spirit sings a song and scares Ferdinand as he wanders around the island. Later, Ferdinand meets with Prospero and Miranda. The both Ferdinand and Miranda fall in love. Elsewhere, Caliban (Sycorax’s deformed son) convinces Stephano to kill Prospero and seize Miranda so they can be king and queen. Ariel overhears and warns Prospero. In another part of the island, the nobles are wandering. Alonso fears Ferdinand is dead. Ariel causes all to sleep, except Sebastian and Antonio. Antonio convinces Sebastian to kill Alonso so he can be king of Naples’s. But, Ariel has awakened Gonzalo to warn Alonso. In the final act, Prospero brings the nobles to his cell and forgives Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian. He also reveals that Ferdinand is safe with Miranda. Prospero’s dukedom is restored by Alonso and Prospero promises to return them safely to Italy.
