The Tempest
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Author:
Shakespeare, William
Published:
Duke Classics
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Lexile measure:
1290L
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The Tempest is thought by many to be Shakespeare's greatest and most perfect play. When the magician Prospero deliberately summons a storm to overcome his enemy King Alonso of Naples ship the passengers are washed ashore on a fantastical island. Prospero manipulates the king, his entourage, apparitions and fiends as he schemes revenge on the hapless Alonso. Prospero's daughter and the King's son Ferdinand fall in love and their fraught lover provides the catalyst for their fathers' reconciliation, contrition and clemency.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781620115794
ASIN:
B004LDLCDG
Lexile measure:
1290

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William Shakespeare. The Tempest. Duke Classics.

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William Shakespeare. The Tempest. Duke Classics.

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William Shakespeare, The Tempest. Duke Classics.

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William Shakespeare. The Tempest. Duke Classics,

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