"The Tempest" is a captivating tale of magic, revenge, and forgiveness set on a remote island. The story follows Prospero, a deposed duke and powerful sorcerer, who orchestrates a tempest to shipwreck his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King Alonso of Naples. With the help of his spirit servant Ariel and the monstrous Caliban, Prospero seeks retribution but ultimately discovers the value of mercy. As the characters face their pasts and the complexities of power, love, and redemption, they navigate their intertwined fates, leading to a resolution filled with hope and reconciliation. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Graphic Shakespeare .

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-17 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2006 by Saddleback Educational Publishing, Inc. .

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