The Tempest

The tempest

A presentation by :Martina Lai Lorenzo Sainas Sofia Giuliani Federico Loi

INTRODUCTION

The Tempest: introduction

The Tempest is one of the Romances of William Shakespeare, written between 1610 and 1611. The Story is divided in 5 acts, it lasts a few hours and it starts with a terrible storm and the shipwreck of a ship on a magical island.

Themes

Love

Colonialism

Reality/Magic

CHaracters

Characters

Act 5

Act 3

Act 4

Act 2

Act 1

ACTS:

ACT I

2nd scene

1st scene

ACT II

2nd Scene

1st scene

ACT III

3rd Scene

2nd Scene

1st scene

ACT IV

Unique Scene

ACT V

Unique Scene

Thank you for The attention

Conclusion

THE END

Scene 1

• Prospero feels guilty
• Prospero decides to take Alonso,Sebastian and Gonzalo where he performs his latest spell.
• Alonso sees Ferdinand and Miranda alive and well
• Then Prospero proposes to them to return to Milan
• Prospero decides to free Ariel from his servitude
• He breaks the spell that binds Caliban to him
• Prospero is ready to leave the island and return to his kingdom

Act V

Act IV

Scene 1

• Prospero gives his blessing to Ferdinand and Miranda.
• Prospero calls in Ariel and asks him to summon spirits to perform a masque for Ferdinand and Miranda's engagement (Juno, Iris, Ceres).
• Prospero startles suddenly and then sends the spirits away because he had forgotten about Caliban’s plot against him.
• Ariel tells him of the men’s scheme to steal Prospero’s book and kill him, so they can set a trap for the assassins
• Prospero and Ariel hang fine clothing in Prospero's cell, after which they render themselves invisible.
• Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano enter, wet,

so they try to steal the clothing but a pack of spirits drags them out

Scene 3

Act III

• Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio and Gonzalo are exhausted after having wandered the island in search of Ferdinand.
• Suddenly, strange music fills the air and some spirits assemble a lavish banquet.
• Before any of them can eat, thunders and lightnings precedes Ariel's appearance in the form of an harpy. He condemns Alonso, Sebastian, and Antonio.
• Prospero, who was there too but invisible, applauds the work of his spirit and announces with satisfaction that his enemies are now in his control.
• Alonso tries to drown himself for the desperation, Sebastian and Antonio decided to fight the spirits.
• Gonzalo tries to help all of them.

Act I

Scene 1

• A violent storm rages a small ship;
• The group of nobles on the ship try to survive.

Act I

Scene 2

• Prospero reavels Miranda their past;
• Prospero asks Ariel to become invisible;
• Ariel attracts Ferdinand with music;
• Ferdinand meets Miranda, she falls in love with him.

-Alonso, king of Naples, thinks bis son Ferdinando has died -Ariel arrives And makes Alonso And Gonzalo falls asleep -Antonio convinces Sebastiano to kill his brother Alonso -but before he can kill him Ariel wakes up Gonzalo and Alonso

Act IIscene I

• Ferdinand enters, carrying an heavy log. He had been imprisoned and put to work by Prospero.
• Miranda enters and Prospero follows behind, unseen. She offers to help him. Anyway he refuses.
• Ferdinand says that she is themost perfect woman he has ever encountered, and she returns the compliment.
• Miranda asks Ferdinand to marry her otherwise she will die as her maid.
• Prospero blesses their love and secretly expresses

his approval of the union.

Act III

Scene 1

Scene 2

Act III

• Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo continue to get drunk.
• Ariel, invisible, enters while Caliban was describing Prospero's ill treatment of him and to ask Stephano to avenge this unfairness.
• Caliban continues to describe his plan to murder Prospero.
• Ariel listens in and makes plans to tell Prospero of the plot.
• Stephano exults that he will soon be the lord of such a wonderful island

Act II Scene 2

• Calibano meets Stefano and Trinculo (servants of King Alonso) while transporting wood
• The two get Caliban drunk who gets drunk immediately and falls in love with Stefano and considers him his sovereign and swears eternal fidelity to him