UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY.

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Quotes, synopsis, scene by scene summaries and more – everything you need to enhance your exploration of the play.

Next Month discover our top ten ‘key quotes’ for The Tempest (covering a range of language devices), and access a research article from our in-house scholars to support with context

CROSSWORDS

The Tempest specific crosswords, can you get 100%?

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ACT 1THE TEMPEST CROSSWORD

ACT 1 THE TEMPEST CROSSWORD ANSWERS

ACT 2 THE TEMPEST CROSSWORD

ACT 2 THE TEMPEST CROSSWORD ANSWERS

CHARACTER

CHARACTER BIOGRAPHIES

PROSPERO
MIRANDA
ARIEL
CALIBAN
FERDINAND
KING ALONSO
ANTONIO
SEBASTIAN
GONZALO
STEPHANO
TRINCULO

SYNOPSES

Synopsis

Our synopsis breaks down the key plot points in the play.

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Scene by Scene

Understanding The Tempest scene by scene

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Watch video

From the Globe Playground, a 45 second animated telling of the plot of The Tempest.

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