The Tempest
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Plot Summary
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Act 1, scene 1 Act 1, scene 2 Act 2, scene 1 Act 2, scene 2 Act 3, scene 1 Act 3, scene 2 Act 3, scene 3 Act 4, scene 1 Act 5, scene 1 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Loss and Restoration Power Magic, Illusion, and Prospero as Playwright Colonization
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Prospero Ariel Caliban Miranda Antonio Gonzalo Ferdinand Sebastian Stephano
Symbols
All Symbols Prospero's Cloak and Books The Tempest
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All Literary Devices Allegory Alliteration Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone
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The Tempest

by

William Shakespeare

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Act 1, scene 1
  • Act 1, scene 2
  • Act 2, scene 1
  • Act 2, scene 2
  • Act 3, scene 1
  • Act 3, scene 2
  • Act 3, scene 3
  • Act 4, scene 1
  • Act 5, scene 1
  • Epilogue
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Loss and Restoration Theme Icon
    Loss and Restoration
  • Power Theme Icon
    Power
  • Magic, Illusion, and Prospero as Playwright Theme Icon
    Magic, Illusion, and Prospero as Playwright
  • Colonization Theme Icon
    Colonization
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Prospero
  • Ariel
  • Caliban
  • Miranda
  • Antonio
  • Gonzalo
  • Ferdinand
  • Sebastian
  • Stephano
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Prospero's Cloak and Books Symbol Icon
    Prospero's Cloak and Books
  • The Tempest Symbol Icon
    The Tempest
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Alliteration
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Soliloquy
  • Style
  • Tone
Quizzes
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  • Act 1, scene 1 Quiz
  • Act 1, scene 2 Quiz
  • Act 2, scene 1 Quiz
  • Act 2, scene 2 Quiz
  • Act 3, scene 1 Quiz
  • Act 3, scene 2 Quiz
  • Act 3, scene 3 Quiz
  • Act 4, scene 1 Quiz
  • Act 5, scene 1 Quiz
  • Epilogue Quiz
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