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The Tempest
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Jonathan Yam
A captain, boatswain and sailors are trying to save their ship from a terrible storm. A number of noblemen shout at them: Antonio and Sebastian swear at them but Gonzalo is cheerful. The ship appears to be sinking, and those on board prepare for the worst
We are surprised to learn from Miranda, that her father, Prospero, is responsible for the storm. He says he has important information which he has never told her till now. Twelve years ago he was not a poor man living on an island, but the Duke of Milan, and Miranda was a princess. Because he loved to study, he spent all of his time in his library, trusting his brother, Antonio, to rule as his deputy. Treacherously, Antonio plotted against him, with help from Alonso, the powerful King of Naples. One night, Prospero and Miranda were seized, taken out to sea, and set adrift in an open boat. Gonzalo, a servant of Alonso, was in charge of the operation, but made sure that the boat contained food, drink and Prospero's magic books.
On the island he found Ariel, an airy spirit, imprisoned in a tree, where
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