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The Tempest (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)
Full title: | The Tempest (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) |
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ISBN: | 9780743452953 |
ISBN 10: | 074345295X |
Authors: | Werstine, Paul |
Publisher: | Washington Square Press |
Num. pages: | 272 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2002 |
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Synopsis
A terrible storm at sea. A shipwreck. A remote island, forever wrapped in mists But all is not as it seems, for Prospero--magician, sorcerer, enchanter--can conjure up a storm if it suits his purpose as it does.
He was once the Duke of Milan. But Antonio, his ambitious brother, plotted with the King of Naples, and devised a plan to set Prospero adrift in a boat with his three-year-old daughter, Miranda, certain that they would die at sea. But Antonio's plan failed. Prospero and Miranda survived to live on a remote island for twelve years.
Now, thanks to Prospero's magical powers, Antonio, the King and Ferdinand, the King's handsome young son--are shipwrecked on that very island! Furthermore, as Ferdinand is quick to notice, Miranda has become a beautiful young woman.