This is one of Shakespeare's later plays and can be classified roughly as a romance. While it is an enjoyable
fairy tale of sorts, complete with good and bad, uncomplicated love and miraculous incidents, the play also incorporates
many of the playwright's common themes, such as the reconciliation of families that endure hardship.
This concise supplement to Shakespeare's The Tempest helps students understand the overall structure of the play,
actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author.
Table of Contents
Life and Background of the Author.
Introduction to the Play.
Critical Commentaries.
Act I: Scene 1.
Act I: Scene 2.
Act II: Scene 1.
Act II: Scene 2.
Act III: Scene 1.
Act III: Scene 2.
Act III: Scene 3.
Act IV: Scene 1.
Act V: Scene 1.
Act V: Epilogue.
Character Analyses.
Critical Essays.
CliffsNotes Review.
CliffsNotes Resource Center.
Index.