Project Gutenberg 2008-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 73 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Angeli, Diego 1870 1937 La Tempesta Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Carla and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "La Tempesta" by William Shakespeare is a theatrical play written in the early 17th century. This enigmatic work is filled with themes of magic, betrayal, and redemption, centering on the character Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, who uses his magical powers to orchestrate events on a mysterious island inhabited by spirits and an enigmatic creature named Caliban. At the start of the play, a ship caught in a violent storm is being desperately maneuvered by the crew to avoid disaster. As the shipmates struggle against the tempest, we are introduced to Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, who have been living on the island after being exiled from their home. Prospero reveals his plan to use magic to precipitate the shipwreck, bringing his usurper brother Antonio and King Alonso of Naples to the island, hinting at a quest for vengeance and reconciliation. This opening sets the stage for a tale that interweaves themes of power, nature, and the complexities of human relationships against the backdrop of supernatural elements and political intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Shipwreck victims -- Drama Fathers and daughters -- Drama Magicians -- Drama Political refugees -- Drama Islands -- Drama Spirits -- Drama Tragicomedy PR Text IT Teatro in prosa Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 266597 266442 2024-10-11T09:05:34.582912 2023-09-11T11:33:28.851149 text/html text/html 266590 266435 2024-10-11T09:05:34.881824 2023-09-11T11:33:29.020219 text/html text/html 149137 2024-10-11T09:05:42.313863 application/epub+zip 150428 2024-10-11T09:05:36.906840 application/epub+zip 150428 2024-10-11T09:05:35.608836 application/epub+zip 288295 2024-10-11T09:05:45.915231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280008 2024-10-11T09:05:41.443784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242210 2022-09-12T08:21:49.161713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201502 201398 2024-10-11T09:05:34.112821 2023-09-11T11:33:28.534137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 200378 2021-01-03T22:40:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66103 2021-01-03T22:40:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21215 2024-10-11T09:05:46.059245 application/rdf+xml 12653 2024-10-11T09:05:36.180819 image/jpeg 3417 2024-10-11T09:05:35.883858 image/jpeg 144487 2024-10-11T09:05:34.900796 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia