This new edition of The Tempest is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series and has been substantially updated with new and revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of The Tempest, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge School Shakespeare .

There are 189 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Cambridge University Press .

Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare.

This book has the following chapters: List of characters; The Tempest; What is the play about?; Characters; A real-life tempest; Magic in The Tempest; Colonialism and The Tempest; The language of The Tempest; The Tempest in performance; William Shakespeare.