Gleeditions The Tempest
by William Shakespeare

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Recommended Edition

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  • Text based on First Folio
  • Updated spelling and punctuation
  • Modernization of commonly used word forms (e.g., ye to you)

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Historical Background

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  • New World exploration
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  • Plays on the New World
  • White vs. black magic
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Newly Annotated Play
For 7 Literary Elements

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Credits Oliver Dimsdale as Ferdinand, Nikki Amuka-Bird as Miranda. Photo by Hugo Glendinning. © RSC 2000.

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