01694cam a2200301 4500 264272246 TxAuBib 20000409120000.0 940125s1964||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 75320043 9780416101904 pbk. £0.85 0416101909 pbk. £0.85 9780416473605 0416473601 (OCoLC)1866332 TxAuBib Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The Tempest / edited by Frank Kermode. London : Methuen, 1964. 174 p. Arden Shakespeare, The University paperback ; 284 Putting romance onstage, The Tempest gives us a magician, Prospero, a former duke of Milan who was displaced by his treacherous brother, Antonio. Prospero is exiled on an island, where his only companions are his daughter, Miranda, the spirit Ariel, and the monster Caliban. When his enemies are among those caught in a storm near the island, Prospero turns his power upon them through Ariel and other spirits. The characters exceed the roles of villains and heroes. Prospero seems heroic, yet he enslaves Caliban and has an appetite for revenge. Caliban seems to be a monster for attacking Miranda, but appears heroic in resisting Prospero, evoking the period of colonialism during which the play was written. Miranda’s engagement to Ferdinand, the Prince of Naples and a member of the shipwrecked party, helps resolve the drama. 20000801. The Arden Shakespeare. University paperback ; 284. TXHAM