Tempest, The

noun

a comedy (1611) by Shakespeare.

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Cultural definitions for Tempest, The

The Tempest

A play by William Shakespeare, sometimes called a comedy but also called a romance — that is, a work involving mysterious happenings in an exotic place. The central character is Prospero, a duke who has been overthrown and banished to an island. As a sage and magician, he rules the spirits who inhabit the island. When the men who overthrew Prospero pass near the island on an ocean voyage, he raises a tempest, wrecks their ship, and causes them to be washed ashore. In the end, they give back to Prospero his former authority, and he gives up his magic.

notes for The Tempest

Prospero's daughter, on first seeing a handsome young man, says, “O brave new world!” a phrase that is often quoted.

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释义	Tempest, The noun a comedy (1611) by Shakespeare. Words nearby Tempest, The talk of the town, the, Taming of the Shrew, The, theta rhythm, Tatler, The, theta wave, Tempest, The, Thetford Mines, the thing, the thing is, Thinker, The, Three Musketeers, The Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for Tempest, The The Tempest A play by William Shakespeare, sometimes called a comedy but also called a romance — that is, a work involving mysterious happenings in an exotic place. The central character is Prospero, a duke who has been overthrown and banished to an island. As a sage and magician, he rules the spirits who inhabit the island. When the men who overthrew Prospero pass near the island on an ocean voyage, he raises a tempest, wrecks their ship, and causes them to be washed ashore. In the end, they give back to Prospero his former authority, and he gives up his magic. notes for The Tempest Prospero's daughter, on first seeing a handsome young man, says, “O brave new world!” a phrase that is often quoted. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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