Tempest, The:  Literary Touchstone Classic  (Paperback)

Tempest, The

Shakespeare Literary Touchstone Classics are the books teachers demand in order to teach Shakespeare in their classrooms because they boast the best selection of unabridged, unadapted titles, and come complete with reading pointers, vocabulary and glossary notes, and a bonus section on strategies for understanding Shakespeare.

To make The Tempest more accessible to the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes convenient sidebar notes, a glossary of difficult terms, and a list of vocabulary words. In doing this, it is our intention that the reader will enjoy the beauty of Shakespeare’s verse, the wisdom of his insights, and the impact of the drama. The Tempest, Shakespeare’s final and most magical play, is filled with suspense, comedy, love, mystery, and revenge. Before the play begins, Prospero, former Duke of Milan, has been exiled from his country for practicing magic and lives on a deserted island with his daughter, Miranda. This isolation has given him the opportunity to become a powerful sorcerer, and when his enemies’ ship nears his island, Prospero conjures his most forceful spell yet. He chants a conjurer’s spell, the sky darkens, and The Tempest begins. The fierce storm is underway, and the crew fears for their lives as they try to stay afloat. In the blink of an eye,

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