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Shakespeare's The Tempest 1 History
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Is The Tempest Shakespeare's final play? How does it differ from his other plays? What kind of literature does The Tempest most resemble? Why are w...

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Shakespeare's The Tempest 2 Prospero's Powers
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Does Prospero have magical powers? And if he does, could he get us into Hogwarts? We've been waiting so patiently...

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Shakespeare's The Tempest 3 Inciting Event
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What happens during The Tempest's inciting event? We're glad you asked. No, really. Otherwise, we read the whole play for nothing. 

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Shakespeare's The Tempest 4 The Supernatural
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What makes Ariel and Caliban supernatural entities in Shakespeare's The Tempest? Find out the role Prospero plays in each's characterization.

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Shakespeare's The Tempest 5 Confinement
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How does the theme of confinement play a role in The Tempest? How does imagination tie into this feeling of confinement? Can we just imagine the an...

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Shakespeare's The Tempest 6 Main Characters
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Which characters are on the island when The Tempest starts, and which characters end up joining the party, post-shipwreck? Spoiler alert: the answe...

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Shakespeare's The Tempest 9 Side Plot
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Time to check out the side plots in The Tempest, because what play is complete without a couple of buffoons drinking their way across an island?...