The Tempest (Cliffs Notes)

✍ Scribed by Sheri Metzger

• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 83
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.In CliffsNotes on The Tempest, you follow the famous story of Prospero and his daughter Miranda. Through magic, Prospero conjures up a storm that brings a ship full of his enemies to the island on which he and Miranda live. What follows is Shakespeare's comic masterpiece that's full of intrigue and romance.Summaries and commentaries lead you, act by act, through this Shakespearean classic, and critical essays give you insight into the play as a political romance. Other features that help you study includeCharacter analyses of the main charactersA character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the charactersA section on the life and background of William ShakespeareA review section that tests your knowledgeA Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sitesClassic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

✦ Table of Contents

How to Use This Book......Page 7
LIFE AND BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR......Page 8
INTRODUCTION TO THE PLAY......Page 14
CRITICAL COMMENTARIES......Page 25
Act I Scene 1......Page 26
Act I Scene 2......Page 29
Act II Scene 1......Page 33
Act II Scene 2......Page 37
Act III Scene 1......Page 40
Act III Scene 2......Page 43
Act III Scene 3......Page 46
Act IV Scene 1......Page 48
Act V Scene 1......Page 52
Act V Epilogue......Page 56
CHARACTER ANALYSES......Page 58
CRITICAL ESSAYS......Page 62
CliffsNotes Review......Page 70
CliffsNotes Resource Center......Page 73
Index......Page 78