Why should you read Shakespeare's “The Tempest”? - Iseult Gillespie

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Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning illuminate a swelling sea, as a ship buckles beneath the waves.

This is no ordinary storm, but a violent and vengeful tempest, and it sets the stage for Shakespeare's most enigmatic play.

As the skies clear, we are invited into a world that seems far removed from our own, but is rife with familiar concerns about freedom, power, and control.

The Tempest is set on a desert island, exposed to the elements and ruled with magic and might by Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan.

Betrayed by his brother Antonio, Prospero has been marooned on the island for twelve years with his daughter Miranda and his beloved books.

In this time he's learned the magic of the island and uses it to harness its elementary spirits.

He also rules over the island's only earthly inhabitant, the dejected and demonized Caliban.

But after years of plotting revenge, Prospero's foe is finally in sight.

With the help of the fluttering sprite Ariel, the magician destroys his brother's ship and washes its sailors ashore.

Prospero's plotting even extends to his daughter's love life, whom he plans to fall for stranded prince Ferdinand.

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