The Tempest

The Tempest

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in
Stratford-on-Avon, England, the third child of John Shakespeare,
a well-to-do merchant, and Mary Arden, his wife. Young William
probably attended the Stratford grammar school, where he
learned English, Greek, and a great deal of Latin. Historians
aren’t sure of the exact date of Shakespeare’s birth.
In 1582, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. By 1583
the couple had a daughter, Susanna, and two years later the
twins, Hamnet and Judith. Somewhere between 1585 and
1592 Shakespeare went to London, where he became first an
actor and then a playwright. His acting company, The King’s
Men, appeared most often in the Globe theater, a part of which
Shakespeare himself owned.
In all, Shakespeare is believed to have written thirty-seven
plays, several nondramatic poems, and a number of sonnets.
In 1611 when he left the active life of the theater, he returned
to Stratford and became a country gentleman, living in the
second-largest house in town. For five years he lived a quiet
life. Then, on April 23, 1616, William Shakespeare died and
was buried in Trinity Church in Stratford. From his own time
to the present, Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest
writers of the English-speaking world.

William Shakespeare

The Tempest

Ariel

Prospero Caliban Miranda

king alonso Gonzalo
Ferdinand

The Tempest

The Tempest* howled and huge
waves threatened** to sink
the creaking wooden ship.

A terrible rain fell from the sky.
wind ripped at the sails.

* storm
** warned, gave signs that something bad would happen

10 The ship belonged to king Alonso of
Naples who was returning from a
One of the sailors gave wedding party far across the sea.
orders to try to save the
ship. The storm had forced his ship far
from the other boats in the fleet.
Take in those sails, men,
before we’re swamped.*

But king Alonso tried Behind them came At the back of the
not to be frightened. Sebastian, the group was wise
He hurried across the king’s brother, and Gonzalo, a trusted
ship’s deck with his Antonio, who was Advisor** to Alonso.
son, Prince Ferdinand. the Duke of Milan.

* sunk by huge waves
** helper

The Tempest 11

sailor! I order Your majesty,* we
you to save this are doing our best.
ship! Please return to
your cabin and let
us work in peace.

Grumbling that he could Suddenly, several sailors burst into
not command the waves, the room. They were dripping wet and
king alonso and his men very tired.
went below to wait out the
storm. The ship is If I must die, i would
lost! It will rather have died on
soon split land. but there is
apart. nothing we can do.

* a title for a king

12 His daughter, the lovely Miranda,
could not understand why her
Meanwhile, just ou5tside his father used his magic to make a
cave on a nearby island, the storm.
wizard* Prospero watched
the ship sink. Father, please stop this tempest!
That ship out there has sank!
Very good! everything
is going as i have
planned it.

I heard them cry out It is too late now. But
for help. many lives you must believe me
will be lost! that no harm was done.

* a man who has studied magic and knows how to work with it

The Tempest 13

Dear daughter,
everything I have
done has been for
your good!

Yet you know nothing of
who you are—and who I
am—or was. Perhaps now
is the time to tell you.

Wipe your tears,
Miranda, and sit
next to me. I will
tell you how we
first came to
this island.

14 “Running the kingdom
bored me. I found that
Years ago, when you kind of life very dull. . .!
were just a three-
year-old child, I was
the Duke of Milan.

“. . .and I
longed
to study
quietly in
my palace
library.”

The Tempest 15

“I asked my brother, Antonio, to govern in my place which he did.”

Why do you sit on the My brother wastes his
throne, Antonio? Where time reading books. Now
is Duke Prospero? everyone in Milan must
take orders from me!

“after a while, antonio decided that he liked being the duke. He met
secretly with king alonso of naples to steal my throne.”

King Alonso, I need I will help you,
many of your soldiers Antonio, but you
to help take the throne must tax much
of Milan away from my gold from your
brother Prospero. people to pay
for the services
of my army.

16
“I was foolish to trust my brother to take good care of Milan for
me. I was reading a book about sorcery* in the castle library when
the guards came to take me away.”
Antonio
and Alonso
from
Naples! go
away!

We give the orders
now, Prospero!
Guards, take him!

* magic

The Tempest 17

“I realized then that I had “My heart sank even more when I
lost my Kingdom by spend- set eyes upon you, Miranda.”
ing too much time with my
books.” My little baby,
come to me.
I have been a poor
ruler. I’ve neglected*
the good people of
Milan.

Papa!

Both I and my You shall
daughter are soon see,
at your mercy. Prospero.
What will you
do with us?

Let us rush to “We were taken under guard to
the city docks. Milan’s waterfront** where we
were placed aboard a ship.”

* not paid enough attention to
** the place where ships load and unload their goods

18 “Alonso and Antonio had plotted
the best way to kill us without
“It sailed for many leaving a single trace.”
miles, far from any
sign of land.”

We cannot kill Very well, then.
Prospero our- we will cast
selves. The people him adrift* and
of Milan still love claim he was
him and would turn lost at sea.
against us.

“Gonzalo, the king’s loyal advisor, was ordered to carry out this
terrible deed. It made him sad that two innocent lives must end.”

I do not like to do
this, prospero, but I
must obey my king.

* set someone in a small boat on the open sea, often without supplies
** not guilty of any crime or wrongdoing

The Tempest 19

“But kind-hearted Bless “Our leaking boat bobbed* on
Gonzalo had hid- Gonzalo the sea like a cork. Soon, our
den food, water, for this. food and water were almost
clothes, and many Our lives gone.”
important books may yet be
of magic on our saved.
small boat.”

“I had just about given up “We found a cave to make
hope when we landed on the our home. For many months
coast of this island.” I carefully read my books.
and It was then I found I
had my magic powers.”

* moved up and down with the movement of waves

20 The sailors all
stayed aboard. But
Now that you know everyone in the king’s
who you really are, my party jumped off
daughter, I will wait a the ship and tried to
bit to explain about the swim to shore.
storm. Sleep now, and
I will tell you the rest
when you awake.

So Miranda fell asleep, and the
spirit Ariel drew near to report to
Prospero.

I have done everything you
ordered me to do, master.
When the ship seemed about
to sink, I flew from cabin
to cabin and deck to deck
frightening everyone.

The Tempest 21

“They all went off different directions, but every one of them is
safe. They must have thought a devil had taken over their ship!”

“I used my magic
powers to put all
the sailors who
stayed aboard into
a deep sleep. I then
safely docked the
boat in a peaceful
cove.*”

* a small harbor

22 Good, Ariel. But now
I have another job
The king’s party are for you.
all well separated*
and scattered over
the island.

More work, master? You And I will, when it
promised you would set me is time. Have you
free! forgotten how I
rescued you from
the tree in which you
were imprisoned**?

Don’t you remem-
ber that witch
Sycorax who was
brought to this
island and left
here? The people
of her country
were afraid to kill
her because of her
magic powers. But
she had done such
evil things that
they had to get rid
of her!

* kept apart from one another
** kept in a jail or other place against one’s will or desires

The Tempest 23

“You were her
servant then, and
you hated every
minute of it.”

“You refused There you will stay, you No! No!
to obey her wicked* spirit, until you
orders. So, agree to do as I say!
to punish you,
she locked you
deep inside an
old pine tree.
Remember,
Ariel?”

“Then she died, I am free at last! Oh, sir, I will
and you were a be your servant, for as long as
prisoner inside you wish.
that tree for
twelve years!
Finally, as I
walked by one
day, I heard
your cries and
let you out.”

* evil

24 Yes, Master. I will not
forget all I owe you. I
Now all that’s will continue to serve
left of sycorax you well!
is caliban, her
son, who was
born shortly
after she arrived
here. I keep you
safe from him
too!

At that, Prospero whispered an I do Nor do I. But he is
order to Ariel, and the spirit not useful to us, car-
departed.* Just then Miranda like him rying our wood
awoke. at all, and building our
Father. fires. There he is!
The story you Well, you are
told me was so awake now.
strange, Father, Let us go to
that I could visit Caliban.
not help but
fall asleep.

* left, went away

The Tempest 25

I saw you run into your cave, A curse* Be quiet, monster,
Caliban. Come out! Some guests on you, or I’ll order some
will be here soon, and we need Prospero, spirits to pinch you
more wood for the fire. for making all night long!
me your
slave!

You never
spoke to me
like that when
I was young!
You were kind
to me and
gave me sweet
fruit juice to
drink!

* evil wish

26

You took me away
from my ugly home
and brought me to
your cave.

“You taught me the names of “And because you were good to
the sun and the moon—and how me, I showed you where all the
the seasons change. I loved fresh springs of water could
you then.” be found. I showed you all the
good places for growing food.”
By the time the moon
is full next month, Here under this tree
the berries in the flows the sweetest
fields will be ripe. water on the island!

The Tempest 27

But now I It was your own I was kind to you, Caliban. I taught
am sorry I fault, monster! you to speak and to read. But you
told you the Had you not were always evil, and now you de-
secrets of tried to attack serve the treatment* you get!
this place. You my child, that
have become would not have
its king, and I happened!
am only your
slave!

You could not stay in His magic is
my house after what powerful,**
you did, and that is and I must
why you are back obey.
here. But enough! We
need more wood—go
and get it!

* the way someone or something is handled
** strong

28 To draw the prince closer to
prospero’s cave, the spirit played
Meanwhile, Ariel had become invis- on his flute.
ible. He flew to where prince ferdi-
nand had been washed a shore. What beauti-
I am all ful sounds! I
alone. Surely must follow
my father where they
must have lead me.
died in the
sea along
with everyone
else.

Ariel led the The music Ferdinand did not see Prospero
Prince straight has brought and Miranda watching him nearby.
to Prospero’s me to a cave.
home. I wonder It must be a
who lives spirit, father,
here. Tell me what a very good
you see looking spirit,
over there, too!
my daughter.

* not able to be seen

The Tempest 29

Except for her aging father, Catching sight of Miranda, the
Miranda had never seen prince walked out to her, charmed
another man as she grew up by her beauty.
on the island.

No, Miranda, he is He is I am Prince And I am
a man. He has lost indeed Ferdinand of Miranda,
his friends at sea very Naples. good
and is searching noble.* prince.
for them.

Seeing that the two Do not believe
young people could him my daughter!
easily fall in love, This man says
Prospero wanted to he is of royal
test the prince. blood,** but I
think he’s a spy!

* clean-cut, honest, and kind-looking
** belonging to the family of a king

30 You have
insulted*
He wants to take the island from me so he me, Sir.
can rule it instead! Prepare
to defend
yourself.

Prospero quickly put a spell** See, he knows
over Ferdinand. The prince he’s wrong, and
stopped in his tracks. he cannot fight.

Oh, Father, he You don’t know
cannot be a anything about
spy. He is so him, Miranda.
handsome!

* said something evil to someone
** worked magic

The Tempest 31

Then I can move again. This Father, please don’t
Prospero man must be a powerful hurt him! He seems so
released* wizard. It is useless to kind and gentle.
the prince try and fight him.
from his
spell.

Enough, Miranda!
you think this
because you have
seen only myself
and Caliban. But
you do not know
him.

Besides, I have a
special plan for
this man. follow
me, Ferdinand.

As they walked, Good Ariel, it is time to begin As you
Prospero whispered the next part of my secret plan. wish,
orders to Ariel who prospero,
flew by his side. The I go at
winged spirit was once!
invisible to all but
Prospero.

* let go

32

Meanwhile, on You know, Sebastian, it is a Yes, Antonio.
another part miracle* we were able to swim I thought we
of the island, to shore. would die on
Antonio and that sinking ship.
Sebastian
were thanking
their lucky
stars to be
alive.

But King Alonso, My son Ferdi-
who came ashore nand is no-
with Gonzalo, where to be
could only weep. found. He must
have drowned
Then one of the trying to swim
nobles, Francisco, to shore.
walked over to the
King. Sir, there is yet
a chance young
Ferdinand might
be alive.

* something wonderful

The Tempest 33

How can you Because I saw him As Francisco was speaking, Gon-
say such a swimming near zalo suddenly realized some-
thing, Fran- me for a time. He thing. Surprised, he drew nearer
cisco? was making good to Alonso, holding out his arm.
headway* against
the waves. There is more cause
for hope, my king.
Look! Our clothes
are completely dry!

There must be some strong Just then Ariel flew by, playing
magic at work on this island. sleepy music. Alonso and Gonzalo
Perhaps the same sorcery** that yawned and stretched.
brought us here also saved
Ferdinand! All of a sudden So am I. My
I am very tired. eyes can
hardly stay
open.

Then sleep,
my king.
Sebastian
and I will
guard you.

* moving forward well and quickly

34 What do
you mean,
Ariel was invis- Antonio?
ible as Gonzalo
and the king fell
asleep on the
beach. His magic
flute, however, did
not urge Antonio
or Sebastian to
rest.

We must strike
now, Sebastian.

Ferdinand is certainly dead. Yes, you are You strike
Alonso has no son to take his right! To- Gonzalo,
place. if we kill the king, you gether we will and I will
could become the next ruler of share more take care
naples! power between of Alonso
us than ever! myself!

The Tempest 35

Let us Hurry But winged Ariel whispered
and be done a warning into the sleeping
with this advisor’s ear.
before the
others wake Awake! Awake,
up. Gonzalo! You and
the King are in
danger!

May good At this, king Alonso awoke.
angels keep
our king What has hap-
safe. pened? Antonio
and Sebastian—
why are your
swords drawn?*

* ready to be used

36

Why, broth- That is true! We
er, We heard drew our swords
the roar of to defend you
wild animals from the beasts.
coming from
the Jungle.

Did you hear anything, I heard a strange
Gonzalo? humming in my ear,
sir. When I awoke,
These are Antonio and
strange things Sebastian were
indeed. Let us standing as you
search the jungle see them now.
for my son.
May he be
safe from
the wild
beasts! I
am sure he
is some-
where on
this island.

The Tempest 37

Having done his
job, Ariel flew
back to report
to Prospero.

Meanwhile, Caliban walked along At that moment, Trinculo,
a different part of the beach the king’s jester,* came
collecting firewood. stumbling along the same
beach. He had just escaped
I hate working for from the wrecked ship.
prospero! The spirits he
commands are always
after me, biting and
hissing!

* clown

38 This must be
another spirit
Suddenly, Caliban saw the prospero has
jester dressed in his cap and sent!
bells and became afraid. The
only other man he had ever
seen before was prospero.

Shaking with If I hide, he may not
fear, Caliban see me.
fell to the
ground and
threw his
cloak over
his head.

Just then Trinculo Caught sight
of Caliban.

What is this with its
face buried in the
sand—a man or a
fish? It certainly
smells like a fish.

The Tempest 39

The jester It has no Just then, more storm clouds
picked up the fins, so it gathered overhead, and thunder
edge of Cal- must be a boomed.
iban’s cloak man. Per-
and took a haps he was Oh, my. It looks
closer look struck by like it’s going to
at him. lightning. rain again.

I hate getting wet.
I hope his man does
not mind sharing his
cape with me.

40 When he was washed ashore, he
had found a big jug of wine next
A few moments later, Stephano, to him on the beach.
king Alonso’s butler,* stag-
gered along the beach following
Trinculo’s footprints.

Hio!

Stephano had Oh! What is this—a
been drinking, monster with four
and he could legs and two
no longer heads? Never have
think clearly. I seen one like it
before.

* serving man

The Tempest 41

I must capture
this beast and
give it to king
Alonso as a
pet!

Under his cape, Caliban shook all over at Oh, do not
the sound of Stephano’s threat.* harm me,
please! I’ll
work harder, I
promise!

What? A
monster that
knows my
language? I
must give him
some wine.
Open your
mouth, mon-
ster!

* warning of a planned action

42 That sounds like Stephano.
But no, he is drowned, and this
Just then, must be a devil, coming to get
from under me. Help! Help!
his side of
Caliban’s
cape, Trinculo
recognized*
Stephano’s
voice.

What? Another Wait—you are Stephano!
voice from the Stephano, I am not a
monster? I will monster. I am your friend
give him some wine Trinculo, and we are both
in this mouth too! saved from the storm!

At this, Ha! Ha! We scared each What is that
Caliban other well, didn’t we, red juice?
sat up and Trinculo? This calls for It tasted
watched as a drink! good when
the two men they gave
drank and some to me
laughed before.
together.

* understood something from seeing or hearing it again

The Tempest 43

Hello again, Just then Trinculo Caliban wondered how Trinculo
monster. passed the jug to and Stephano had reached Pros-
Have some Caliban, who took pero’s Island.
more wine. a long drink.

These men must be gods who
dropped down from heaven. I will
serve them instead of Prospero!

Brave Sir, please Such a strange monster! But since the king
be my master! I’ll and all the rest are dead, we may as well
bring you fish, and go with him, eh, Trinculo?
berries, and nuts.
I’ll show you where A strange mon-
good apples grow. ster! A drunken*
monster!

* having had too much to drink

44
Meanwhile, many miles
away from the beach,
Prospero had taken Fer-
dinand to a clearing a
short distance* from his
cave. There, thousands of
logs were piled in a huge
heap.
You must work to
earn your keep. I
want you to carry
these logs to my
cave and stack
them neatly inside.

* a measure of space or length

The Tempest 45

Then prospero It breaks my I do not mind, Miranda,
left. The prince heart to see as long as I have a
was not used to you do this, chance to be with you.
such work, and the Ferdinand.
task was hard for
him.

Secretly watching the young If Ferdinand will do whatever
people, prospero grinned to I order just to stay close to
himself. her, I will know his love for my
daughter is true.
They’re fall-
ing in love, no
doubt* about it!

* not to know something, be uncertain

46

As he worked, Miranda! If I ever
Ferdinand’s get off this Island,
heart ached, will you marry me?
and he stopped
for a moment
to tell Miranda
of his feelings.

Do you love With all Then I shall
me, Prince? my heart. wed you, and
we will live
together
forever!

The Tempest 47

After this, Ferdinand went back
to work. He wanted to prove to
prospero that he was no spy.

Lovely
Miranda, I
must fin-
ish stacking
these logs
to please
your father.

Prospero, still watching nearby, Now I must prepare to work my
had seen enough. magic on King Alonso.

All goes well.
Those two are
deeply in love, and I
am glad to see it.

48

Meanwhile, I tell you, my former What does
Caliban was master, Prospero, is a that have
leading the tyrant.* He has a cave full to do with
jester and the of good things, as well us?
butler through as a beautiful daughter.
the jungle. All
three continued
to drink from
the wine jug.

Help me kill Pros-
pero, master! Then
the girl and this
whole Island will
be yours.

But Ariel heard every word of Caliban’s evil plan.

Prospero usu- I’ll do it! His
ally takes a nap daughter and
around this time. I will be king
We could kill him and queen,
while he sleeps! and you and
Trinculo will
be my helpers!

* harsh ruler

The Tempest 49

I must stop Eh? What is
Caliban from that music?
murdering Where is
prospero. A it coming
little music will from?
get them to
follow me.

This Island is I believe you! Let’s
filled with many follow it, and do
strange spirits. our job afterward.

Yes, we’ll
do that.

Without watching We’re stuck! We
where they were cannot move!
going, Caliban
and the two
men ran into a
swampy pool of
water. Their feet
sank in its muddy
bottom.

50 You did the right
thing indeed, Ar-
Leaving them in the iel. But come, we
mud, Ariel flew back must now prepare
and told prospero a banquet for the
of Caliban’s plan. king of Naples.

Prospero The travelers
raised his must not see
staff, and me yet, So I
both he and must become
Ariel disap- invisible.
peared into
the air.

At that same moment, Alonso, Gonzalo, Antonio and Sebastian
were making their way through the thick jungle, still searching for
Ferdinand.

Alonso and Yes. We will
Gonzalo are do it tonight.
both very tired.
We must kill
them tonight
when they will
be too weak to
fight back.

* a great feast