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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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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?
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